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National Farmers Union wants Port of Vancouver strike to be resolved through negotiation
While many farm groups have expressed disappointment and concern with a strike at grain terminals at Vancouver, one organization wants the two sides to work things out on their own.The National Farmer...
Sep 26, 2024

Attorneys tweak $2.78B college settlement, remove the word 'booster' from NIL language
Three weeks after being asked to modify a $2.78 billion deal that would dramatically change college sports, attorneys excised the word "booster" from the mammoth plan in hopes of satisfying a judge's ...
Sep 26, 2024

Attorneys tweak $2.78B college settlement, remove the word 'booster' from NIL language
Three weeks after being asked to modify a $2.78 billion deal that would dramatically change college sports, attorneys excised the word "booster" from the mammoth plan in hopes of satisfying a judge's ...
Sep 26, 2024

Alabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back workplace shootings, the second time the method that has generated debate abou...
Sep 26, 2024

Premier, opposition leader speak at AB Munis conference in Red Deer
Premier Danielle Smith and NDP leader Naheed Nenshi each addressed delegates and media at the 2024 AB Munis convention in Red Deer on Thursday, and it was a tale of two starkly different perspectives....
Sep 26, 2024

Trudeau says he's 'still waiting' for Quebec premier's plan on temporary immigration
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Quebec's premier of saying things that he "knows aren't true" about immigration as the two leaders continue to clash over the issue. His response c...
Sep 26, 2024

CSE should make changes or stop using polygraphs: watchdog report
OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says there are fundamental issues with the use of polygraphs for security screening by Canada's cyberspy agency. It calls for the Communications Security Establishment a...
Sep 26, 2024

Allyson MacNutt upsets Kerri Einarson 8-6 in PointsBet Invitational curling
CALGARY - Allyson MacNutt's junior women's curling team ousted Kerri Einarson from the PointsBet Invitiational with an 8-6 win. MacNutt's Halifax team stole a point in the eighth and 10th ends en rout...
Sep 26, 2024

Alberta testing take-home kits to screen for cervical cancer
Officials look to make it easier for Albertans to detect the early signs of cervical cancer.The Government of Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Precision Labs have launched a pilot pr...
Sep 26, 2024

Scheffler, Kim get into gamesmanship as Americans take 5-0 lead at Presidents Cup
L'LE-BIZARD-SAINTE-GENEVIVE, Que. - The United States has jumped out to a 5-0 over the International team at the Presidents Cup. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and partner Russell Henley earned a 3&...
Sep 26, 2024