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Peace Region bracing for one last blast of winter
Old Man Winter hasn't quite left the Peace Region just yet.Environment Canada is predicting a big dump of snow will fall throughout the Peace Region over the course of the next 24 hours.Environment Ca...
Apr 18, 2022
Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov promotes animal shelters through social media
Denis Shapovalov is using his platform as a professional tennis player to help save animals. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., launched ShapoShelter last week, an initiative to help house rescue pet...
Apr 18, 2022
Homeowners encouraged to deter property crimes through environmental design
RCMP are encouraging homeowners to use what they call Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles. Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist Jennifer Kee says spring is a great time to...
Apr 18, 2022
Events broadcast on Trudeau's Facebook page must be bilingual: language commissioner
MONTREAL - The official languages commissioner says events broadcast live on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Facebook page must be accessible in both English and French. More than a dozen people compl...
Apr 18, 2022
CFIA confirms avian influenza present in Alberta
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence bird flu in more locations in Alberta and Saskatchewan.The agency reported over the weekend that highly pathogenic avian influenza was id...
Apr 18, 2022
Oilers goaltender Mike Smith among NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith was named the NHL's third star of the week after posting back-to-back shutouts. St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko and Minnesota Wild left w...
Apr 18, 2022
Missiles cause multiple explosions in western Ukrainian city
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Witnesses say multiple explosions believed to be caused by missiles struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early Monday. Lviv and the rest of western Ukraine have been less aff...
Apr 18, 2022
Israel says it intercepted rocket fired from Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says it intercepted a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. It was the first time in months that a rocket has been fired into Israel from the b...
Apr 18, 2022
Manitoba Métis delegation heads to Rome for meeting with Pope Francis
WINNIPEG - A Mtis group from Manitoba is flying to Rome today ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday. The delegation from the Manitoba Mtis Federation will be the first to mee...
Apr 18, 2022
Kenyan Evans Chebet wins Boston Marathon in return to spring
BOSTON (AP) - Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots' Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus p...
Apr 18, 2022