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Senators centre Norris out 'extended period of time' with upper-body injury
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators will be without Josh Norris yet again. Senators interim head coach Jacques Martin confirmed Thursday that Norris would be out for an extended period of time with an upper-...
Feb 29, 2024

Applications for On-Farm Climate Action Fund open March 1: RDAR
Results Driven Agriculture says online applications for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund open March 1.This program "supports adopting beneficial management practices (BMPs) that reduce greenhouse gas e...
Feb 29, 2024

MD of Peace council continues funding for Pond Hockey Championship Gala event
Municipal District of Peace Council has made a decision regarding the $5,000 donated for the now cancelled 2024 Alberta Pond Hockey Championships.At their Wednesday meeting, Council voted to redirect ...
Feb 29, 2024

Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand says the federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations in order to hike investments ...
Feb 29, 2024

2022 killing spree: Quebec coroner makes call for specialized mental health tribunal
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has issued a final report into the violent deaths of three people who were shot at random in the Montreal area by a mentally ill man, recommending the province create a ded...
Feb 29, 2024

Canada's Pamela Ware advances to 3m final at diving World Cup in Montreal
MONTREAL - Canada's Pamela Ware put forth a solid performance and advanced to the women's three-metre springboard final at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup on Thursday. The 31-year-old Ware, who wo...
Feb 29, 2024

Son of Blue Jays pitcher Swanson out of intensive care after being hit by car
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson's son Toby has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit. The four-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater Beach, Fla.,...
Feb 29, 2024

Sluchinski brings new Alberta team to deep Canadian men's curling championship field
A curling team bearing a name other than Bottcher, Koe, Martin or Ferbey will represent Alberta at the Canadian men's championship for the first time in 26 years. Aaron Sluchinski upset Kevin Koe in A...
Feb 29, 2024

A team-by-team look at the field for the 2024 Canadian men's curling championship
A team-by-team look at the field for the Canadian men's curling championship March 1-10 in Regina. Teams listed according to seeding in pools, and team members from skip to lead POOL A Brendan Bottche...
Feb 29, 2024

Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S., dealing a victory to the Biden admi...
Feb 29, 2024