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Mixed reaction to AgriStability deal from Alberta Beef Producers
Alberta Beef Producers likes most of the new deal around AgriStability, but there was one disappointment for the organization.ABP says in a news release it welcomes the removal of the reference margin...
Mar 26, 2021
Report clears France of complicity in 1994 Rwandan Genocide
PARIS - A commission that spent nearly two years uncovering France's role in 1994's Rwandan genocide concluded Friday that the country reacted too slowly in appreciating the extent of the horror that ...
Mar 26, 2021
MD of Spirit River trying to save local AFSC office
The MD of Spirit River is asking for support from ratepayers for an idea it has to keep an Agriculture Financial Services Corporation office in Spirit River.AFSC announced earlier that it would be one...
Mar 26, 2021
Pelosi taps DC National Guard head to lead House security
WASHINGTON - Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, was tapped Friday to become the House's first African American sergeant-at-arms as Congress sorts ...
Mar 26, 2021
Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
SUEZ, Egypt - A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers and tugboats worked to free a giant container ship t...
Mar 26, 2021
Marc Kennedy joins Brendan Bottcher team for men's world curling championship
CALGARY - Two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist Marc Kennedy will join Brendan Bottcher's team as an alternate for the upcoming men's world curling championship. The move is insurance aga...
Mar 26, 2021
Canadiens acquire veteran centre Eric Staal from lowly Sabres for two draft picks
MONTREAL - Eric Staal is heading north. The Montreal Canadiens have acquired the veteran centre from the Buffalo Sabres for the club's third- and fifth-round picks in the 2021 NHL draft. As part of th...
Mar 26, 2021
Storm look for third straight win over Thunder in Drayton Valley Friday
The Grande Prairie Storm kick off a two-game road trip tonight in Drayton Valley where they will look to improve to 3-0 against the Thunder this season.The Storm took down the Thunder in Drayton Valle...
Mar 26, 2021
No violation of Meng's charter rights in collection of device serial numbers: Crown
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says RCMP did not need a search warrant to obtain the electronic devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or collect their serial numbers. John Gibb-...
Mar 26, 2021
Evergreen Park hopeful for rebound season in 2021
Evergreen Park is hoping for a rebound season after what was a difficult 2020.The 2020 season at Evergreen Park was met with obstacles because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite obstacles in their way,...
Mar 26, 2021