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Bear Creek Folk Festival returns
The seventh annual Bear Creek Folk Festival returns to Muskoseepi Park tomorrow. (Friday, August 16)This year's lineup includes a wide range of acts but will be highlighted by local band Emerson Drive...
Aug 15, 2024

Bloc leader says he is shocked by millions in 'juicy' bonuses awarded to CBC execs
OTTAWA - The $18.4 million CBC/Radio-Canada awarded in bonuses to its employees this year is shocking, Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet said. He also said bonuses at the public broadcaster ar...
Aug 15, 2024

Conservative MP calls for emergency committee meeting to study violence against women
OTTAWA - A Conservative member of Parliament is calling for an emergency meeting to launch a study on violence against women. Michelle Ferreri has written a letter to fellow MPs on the House of Common...
Aug 15, 2024

Detroit judge who ordered teen into jail clothes, handcuffs during field trip is sidelined
DETROIT (AP) - A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing "necessary training," the court's chief ju...
Aug 15, 2024

Fernandez saves double match point, upsets Rybakina at Cincinnati Open
CINCINNATI - Canada's Leylah Fernandez overcame 20 aces and saved two match points before beating fourth seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in second-round action Thursday at the Cinc...
Aug 15, 2024

Raptors open 2024-25 NBA season at home to Cleveland Cavaliers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors open their 2024-25 campaign at home against Cleveland as they look to bounce back from a disappointing season. The NBA released its regular-season schedule Thursday, with...
Aug 15, 2024

Alberta accelerates Class 1 driver’s training for qualified Ukrainian evacuees
In an effort to strengthen supply chains, Alberta's government is allowing qualified Ukrainian evacuees to take accelerated training to obtain their Alberta Class 1 driver's licence.Government officia...
Aug 15, 2024

E3 Lithium receives provincial funding to commercialize extraction technology
Due to a rising global demand for lithium, the Government of Alberta is providing Calgary-based E3 Lithium with $5 million through the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TI...
Aug 15, 2024

Buffalo Bills starting linebacker Matt Milano out indefinitely with torn left bicep
Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott announced on Thursday that linebacker Matt Milano is out indefinitely and will miss at least the first few months of the season with a torn left bicep in what become...
Aug 15, 2024

Workplace report blames BC Wildfire Service again in another firefighter's death
A workplace investigation into a firefighter's death in a utility vehicle crash last year in northern British Columbia has blamed a series of failures by the BC Wildfire Service, in the second such re...
Aug 15, 2024