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Big spender: Alberta panel says savings to be found in health, education changes
CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province habitually overspends on the services it delivers. The panel, chaired by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, says...
Sep 3, 2019
Minister of Infrastructure provides update on hospital progress
Alberta's Minister of Infrastructure is pleased with the progress of the new hospital in Grande Prairie.Prasad Panda toured the facility for the second time last week and posted an update of the progr...
Sep 3, 2019 A photo taken last week where the future Health Sciences teaching space will be (Photo: Facebook / Prasad Panda)
Jonathon Jennings replacing Dominique Davis as Redblacks' starting QB
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are promoting Jonathon Jennings to starting quarterback. The Redblacks (3-7) will replace the struggling Dominique Davis with Jennings when they return to action on Satur...
Sep 3, 2019
Colts coach Hawerchuk to take leave of absence for health reasons
BARRIE, Ont. - Former NHL star Dale Hawerchuk is taking a leave of absence as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts for the upcoming season. The Colts announced Tuesday that Hawerchuk...
Sep 3, 2019
Joshua Boyle's lawyers want charge of misleading police thrown out
OTTAWA - Lawyers for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle want a judge to toss out a charge that he misled police - one of several criminal counts he faces in Ontario court. Boyle, 36, has ple...
Sep 3, 2019
Captain Tyler Ardron to lead Canada's 31-man squad at Rugby World Cup in Japan
Tyler Ardron captains a Canadian side with few surprises for the Rugby World Cup kicking off next month in Japan. Ardron, a powerful back-rower who plays his club rugby in New Zealand for the Chiefs, ...
Sep 3, 2019
Quebec woman waiting for news of her parents trapped in Bahamas during hurricane
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman says she's desperately waiting for news of her parents, who were trapped in the northern Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian battered the ...
Sep 3, 2019
Environment champions want voters to make climate their main priority this fall
OTTAWA - Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to think about climate change as if we are country at war against greenhouse-gas emissions. David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis plan a...
Sep 3, 2019
Israel, Hezbollah engage in brief, intense fighting
JERUSALEM - Hezbollah militants on Sunday fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into Israel, prompting a reprisal of heavy Israeli artillery fire in a rare burst of fighting between the bitter enemies...
Sep 3, 2019
British government denies reports that a child murderer will be sent to Canada
The British government has denied media reports that it is considering sending a child murderer to Canada to live under a new identity. Several British media reported last week that Jon...
Sep 3, 2019