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Grande Prairie teacher wins inaugural award for French Second Language Educator of the Year
A Grande Prairie Public School Division teacher has been honored with receiving the first-ever French Second Language Educator of the Year on a provincially recognized level.Alissa Alas, the French as...
Jun 27, 2023
Sierra Leone's president wins second term without need for runoff, election commission announces
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has won a second term in office, receiving 56.17% of ballots cast and narrowly clearing the threshold for avoiding a runoff in t...
Jun 27, 2023
N.W.T. power corporation says it has improved safety systems after worker's death
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says it has improved its safety systems and processes since a worker died in 2021. Michael Chinna was struck in the head and neck by a column ...
Jun 27, 2023
More newsroom resources on the table should Meta, Google block local news: Rodriguez
OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he's hopeful that the Liberal government can find a positive outcome with Google and Meta. But should the companies remove news from their plat...
Jun 27, 2023
City Hall extends business hours for tax payments
City Hall is extending its hours of operation to help residents who need to pay their tax payments on time.From June 28 - 30, (Wednesday to Friday) City Hall will be open until 6 p.m. with payments be...
Jun 27, 2023
Zhao wins, Bouchard falls in qualifying play at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada's Carol Zhao beat Britain's Emily Appleton 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of qualifying play at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Zhao, ranked 166 in the world, will face Arantxa Rus in the next...
Jun 27, 2023
Assistant general manager Jason Hernandez promoted as changes continue at TFC
Toronto FC announced on Tuesday that assistant general manager Jason Hernandez has been promoted to general manager. Hernandez previously played as a player for Toronto in 2017 and 2018 before making ...
Jun 27, 2023
NASA says smoke from Quebec fires covering parts of southwestern Europe
MONTREAL - NASA is reporting that smoke from wildfires in northern Quebec has reached Europe. The American space agency says satellite imagery from Monday showed smoke extending across the North Atlan...
Jun 27, 2023
Canada bans testing of cosmetic products on animals
TORONTO - Canada has banned testing cosmetic products on animals. It's a largely symbolic move that brings Canada's policy in line with dozens of other countries. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says...
Jun 27, 2023
A scientist's 4-decade quest to save the biggest monkey in the Americas
CARATINGA, Brazil (AP) - The emerald-green canopy shifts and rustles as a troop of willowy, golden-gray monkeys slides through a tropical ecosystem more threatened than the Amazon. Karen Strier starte...
Jun 27, 2023