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Organizers excited for return of Rio Grande Rodeo July 1-4
Organizers of the Rio Grande Rodeo are eager to see live action and full crowds return on Canada Day, as the century-old annual event kicks off on July 1.The 104th edition of the event will run from J...
Jun 26, 2021
Documents detail outreach, take-up of little-used federal victims benefit
OTTAWA - Newly released documents on a little-used federal benefit for parents of crime victims show an increase in aid being paid out after an overhaul of the program, but the rate of denied applicat...
Jun 26, 2021
Expert explains about the 'heat dome' hovering above B.C., Alberta and territories
Much of British Columbia, northern Alberta and parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories are experiencing a "heat dome" that is expected to shatter high-temperature records over the next few days. ...
Jun 26, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jun 26, 2021
Vasilevskiy shines again, Lightning blank Islanders 1-0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves and Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 1-0 in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal ...
Jun 25, 2021
Orioles rally, beat Blue Jays 6-5 to end 20-game road skid
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Austin Hays drove in two runs to cap an eighth-inning rally, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in 10 innings Friday night to snap a 20-game road losing stre...
Jun 25, 2021
Vasilevskiy shines again, Lightning blank Islanders 1-0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves and Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 1-0 in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal ...
Jun 25, 2021
UBC Faculty of Medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine is making a formal apology for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and it is committing to expand its response...
Jun 25, 2021
Four million COVID vaccine doses administered in Alberta
Alberta has reached a new milestone in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.As of the end of Thursday, June 25, Alberta Health Services (AHS) reports that 4,022,084 doses have been administered.71.3 per c...
Jun 25, 2021
Officer suspended for inappropriate relationship dropped as Sajjan's assistant
OTTAWA - A reserve military officer who was ordered suspended from the Vancouver police three years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate is no longer working for Defence Minister H...
Jun 25, 2021