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‘Alberta is Calling’: Province launches new talent recruitment campaign
CALGARY, AB - The Government of Alberta has unveiled a new talent recruitment plan targeting skilled workers from Toronto and Vancouver.The campaign is titled 'Alberta is Calling' and aims to attract ...
Aug 15, 2022

Calgary Flames looking for organist to play at hockey games for first time in decades
CALGARY - The Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation is hiring an organist to hype up the crowds at professional hockey games - a position that hasn't been vacant for more than three decades. Wi...
Aug 15, 2022

Whitecaps loan midfielder Alexandre to Brazilian club Fortaleza EC
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have loaned midfielder Caio Alexandre to Brazilian side Fortaleza EC through the end of the year. The 23-year-old made five appearances across all competitions for ...
Aug 15, 2022

City creates new way to fight against labour shortages
The City of Grande Prairie is the second location, and largest city in Alberta to receive a Rural Renewal Stream community designation through the province's new Alberta Advantage Immigration Program....
Aug 15, 2022

Fire damages Mississippi church where Faulkner was married
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi church where William Faulkner was married nearly a century ago has been heavily damaged in a fire. College Hill Presbyterian Church, northwest of Oxford, caught fi...
Aug 15, 2022

Poulin, Jenner lead Canada into women's world hockey championship
CALGARY - Led by captain and golden-goal scorer Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada's roster for the women's world hockey championship resembles the lineup that won an Olympic gold medal in Beijing in Februar...
Aug 15, 2022

Canada's bobsled, skeleton federation in negotiations with Canada's safe-sport office
The national governing body for bobsled and skeleton plans to sign on with Canada's new safe sport office. A spokesperson for Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) said Monday that it is in negotiations wit...
Aug 15, 2022

Dog, missing 2 months, found alive inside Missouri cave
Jeff Bohnert had all but given up on seeing his poodle-hound mix again after she went missing in early June. Two months later, he got a text from a neighbor: People exploring a nearby cave found a dog...
Aug 15, 2022

Blue Jays outfielder Springer reinstated from 10-day IL, set to play Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer has been reinstated from the injured list and will be active for the team's series-opening game against the Baltimore Orioles, the team announced Monday. T...
Aug 15, 2022

Public hearings in Emergencies Act inquiry to start in September
OTTAWA - The inquiry into Ottawa's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during protests in February will start its public hearings next month. The Public Order Emergency Commission announced today...
Aug 15, 2022