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Western Crop Innovations launches April 1 in Lacombe
The Government of Alberta has announced that it is relaunching the Field Crop Development Centre in Lacombe as Western Crops Innovations (WCI).Launched in 1973, the FCDC has, in recent years, been man...
Mar 25, 2024
Blue Jays fall 4-3 to Pirates in Gausman spring training debut, pre-season finale
BRADENTON, Fla. - Jake Lamb's go-ahead two-run RBI single in the fifth inning led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays, spoiling Toronto ace Kevin Gausman's spring training debut on ...
Mar 25, 2024
Quebec parents file $1.6M suit after teacher allegedly puts kids' art for sale online
MONTREAL - A group of 10 Montreal-area parents are suing a high school teacher and a school board after their children's classroom art assignments were allegedly posted for sale online. The lawsuit in...
Mar 25, 2024
Sexsmith artist wins Beauty of the Peace art competition
A depiction of a fox by Sexsmith artist Chris Jammer is the winner of this years Beauty of the Peace art competition.Jammer's work called The Watcher was the top vote-getter after more than 500 ballot...
Mar 25, 2024
Alberta RCMP warning against mass marketing and phone scams
Alberta RCMP is participating in Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association's Fraud Prevention Month.Mounties are sharing information and resources to help you protect yourself from mass marketing...
Mar 25, 2024
Canada evacuating vulnerable Canadian citizens out of Haiti: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada is airlifting vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic as conditions continue to deteriorate. Haiti has been ...
Mar 25, 2024
NFL owners unanimously approve a rule that bans the hip-drop tackle
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The NFL is eliminating the hip-drop tackle. NFL team owners on Monday unanimously approved a rule that bans players from using a swivel technique to tackle an opponent. A violatio...
Mar 25, 2024
Canada welcomes Gaza ceasefire vote at United Nations Security Council: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada welcomes the United Nations Security Council's call for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas during Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ...
Mar 25, 2024
'I haven't had the easiest journey': Oilers' Zach Hyman reflects on path to 50 goals
Zach Hyman was never - not once - the best player on his team. Or the fastest. Or the one with the most skill. That didn't matter. Hyman was focused on things he could control. His work ethic, his rel...
Mar 25, 2024
Putin says the gunmen who carried out deadly concert attack were Islamic extremists
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who carried out the concert hall attack that killed over 130 people in a Moscow suburb last week were "radical Islamists." Speaking in a me...
Mar 25, 2024