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Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah struggles in first pre-season start
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah allowed four earned runs over 1 2/3 innings in his first start of the pre-season Tuesday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers. Manoah, who w...
Feb 27, 2024

NDP leadership candidate: Alberta should follow B.C.’s lead in raising minimum wage
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley is making a call today for Alberta to raise the minimum wage.Ganley says B.C.'s move to $17.40 per hour starting June 1 means Alberta, which sits at $1...
Feb 27, 2024

His son died in a 2021 B.C. crane tragedy. He wants to know why they still happen
VANCOUVER - When Chris Vilness heard about the crane accident that killed a construction worker in Vancouver last week, he was angry, and he didn't have to imagine what the woman's family was going th...
Feb 27, 2024

Applications open for funding under the Youth Employment and Skills Program
The federal government has announced $13.5 million in funding for its Youth Employment and Skills Program. The government says in a release this will support jobs for 1,200 young people in the agricul...
Feb 27, 2024

Quebec provincial police make 22nd arrest in eastern Quebec drug war crackdown
MONTREAL - Provincial police have arrested a 22nd person they say is tied to a war between crime groups in Quebec City and the eastern part of the province. Organized crime experts say the conflict in...
Feb 27, 2024

Chiefs coach Andy Reid expresses sorrow over parade shooting, offers hope to avoid future tragedies
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid walked to the podium Tuesday in Indianapolis with a message that went beyond the football world. He paid tribute to the woman who was killed two ...
Feb 27, 2024

No evidence that data was extracted from RCMP during recent cyberattack: commissioner
OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP said Tuesday there was no evidence to date that personal or operational information had been pilfered from the national police force's systems during a recent cyberattack...
Feb 27, 2024

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie organizing Paint a Puck event April 13-14
The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is organizing a painting project in April to celebrate the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.The Paint a Puck event will be held at the Teresa Sargent Hall whe...
Feb 27, 2024

Man to plead guilty to helping kill 3,600 eagles, other birds and selling feathers prized by tribes
A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds - including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation - then illegally selling their feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildl...
Feb 27, 2024

Political eyes on Conservatives as MPs set to vote for ban on replacement workers
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is expected to vote today on a bill that would ban replacement workers from being used during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces. Liberals are watchin...
Feb 27, 2024