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Alberta government expands temporary rent assistance program
For Albertans struggling to make ends meet, an extra $100 can go a long way. The Alberta Government announced on Friday, August 5, 2022, that it is expanding the Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit (TRA...
Aug 05, 2022
Province’s Legal Aid lawyers vote for new job action
Defence lawyers working with Legal Aid Alberta have voted to stop taking any cases for two weeks.They say it is their response to what they call the provincial government underfunding the system.The C...
Aug 05, 2022
Harrington takes one stroke lead after first round of Shaw Charity Classic
CALGARY - Padraig Harrington eagled the final hole at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Friday to vault into the lead at the 2022 Shaw Charity Classic. Harrington was trailing clubhouse leader K...
Aug 05, 2022
Parents of child who died from fentanyl charged with murder
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors in Northern California filed murder charges against the parents of a 15-month-old toddler who died in May after she ingested fentanyl authorities believe her moth...
Aug 05, 2022
Bryan Burnham returns as B.C. Lions take on struggling Edmonton Elks
VANCOUVER - Few would have faulted Bryan Burnham for taking some time away from the B.C. Lions this season. The star receiver couldn't be on the field anyway after a jarring hit from Toronto Argonauts...
Aug 05, 2022
Canada's Fernandez draws into bracket with world No. 1 Swiatek at National Bank Open
TORONTO - When Leylah Fernandez's name was drawn into the same bracket as world No. 1 Iga Swiatek for the upcoming National Bank Open a mischievous smile played across the top-seeded Canadian's face. ...
Aug 05, 2022
Tom Kim going places in a hurry, among leaders at Wyndham
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Joohyung "Tom" Kim began the Wyndham Championship with a quadruple bogey on his first hole and wasn't the least bit bothered. The kid seems to be going places in a hurry. Alrea...
Aug 05, 2022
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook lies
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars' Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre...
Aug 05, 2022
Calgary is a 'great fit' for new Flame Huberdeau
CALGARY - After a tumultuous start to the off-season, the Calgary Flames announced some good news late Thursday night with the signing of newly acquired left-winger Jonathan Huberdeau to an eight-year...
Aug 05, 2022
Firefighter: As many as 10 feared dead in house fire
NESCOPECK, Pa. (AP) - As many as 10 people are feared dead after a house fire early Friday in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to a volunteer firefighter who responded and said the victims were hi...
Aug 05, 2022