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Woodbine Entertainment CEO puts tentative June 5 start to '21 thoroughbred campaign
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment is targeting June 5 as a potential opening day for its 2021 thoroughbred season. The campaign was slated to begin April 17 but was postponed indefinitely due to Ontari...
May 12, 2021
Drive-in movie fundraiser for local nursing bursary goes Friday
Local people will have an opportunity to give back to the nursing community this Friday.The Grande Sunset Theatre at Evergreen Park will be giving all proceeds from its showing that day to the Strivin...
May 12, 2021
Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda one of three finalists for MAC Hermann Trophy
Edmonton forward Gloire Amanda is one of three finalists for the 2020-21 men's MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded annually to the top U.S. college soccer player. The Oregon State junior is up against Indiana...
May 12, 2021
Vancouver mayor says no time for drug decriminalization redo
Vancouver's mayor says he understands that some drug users aren't happy with the city's proposed model for decriminalization but time is of the essence and the details can be worked out later. Kennedy...
May 12, 2021
Singh calls for halt on Canadian arms sales to Israel as violence escalates in region
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to halt arms sales to Israel amid escalating violence in the region. At a news conference today and again during question period,...
May 12, 2021
Kraken make first signing, ink Luke Henman to 3-year deal
SEATTLE - The expansion Seattle Kraken signed the first player in franchise history Wednesday after agreeing to terms with free agent center Luke Henman on a three-year entry level contract. Henman, 2...
May 12, 2021
Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin urge court to keep Line 5 operating
Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin have joined forces with their Canadian counterparts in the legal fight over the Line 5 pipeline.The U.S. and Canadian chambers of commerce are also inc...
May 12, 2021
Madu sorry for saying feds, others rooting for COVID disaster
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says he was wrong to accuse Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, Alberta's Opposition N-D-P and the media of rooting for COVID-19 to buckle the province's ...
May 12, 2021
Mental health supports always available to those in need: Associate Minister Luan
Just as Mental Health Awareness week has passed in Alberta, the Associate Minister for Mental Health and Addictions is reminding residents of the Grande Prairie area that help and resources are always...
May 12, 2021
Flames' Sean Monahan done for season with hip injury requiring surgery
Calgary Flames centre Sean Monahan will not play the remaining four games of the regular season and will undergo hip surgery next week. The 26-year-old had 10 goals and 18 assists and was minus-six in...
May 12, 2021