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Judge strikes down parts of Florida election law; cites race
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge struck down portions of a Florida election law passed last year, saying in a ruling Thursday that the Republican-led government was using subtle tactics to sup...
Mar 31, 2022
Alberta Legislature votes in favour of motion calling for end to federal carbon tax increase
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney continues to voice his opposition to the federal carbon tax. Ottawa is set to increase the carbon tax to $50 per tonne on Friday, April 1.On Monday, March 28, Kenney annou...
Mar 31, 2022
TSB says brake failure, cold weather led to deadly train derailment near Field, B.C.
CALGARY, AB - An investigation into a fatal train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary has found the locomotive's brakes failed with prolonged exposure to cold temperatures.The Transp...
Mar 31, 2022
HALO Air Ambulance to receive over $1 million in annual funding from province
MEDICINE HAT, AB - For the first time ever HALO (Helicopter Air Lift Operation) is getting guaranteed funding and a contract with Alberta Health Services. HALO had been operating under a fee-for-servi...
Mar 31, 2022
Marshall-Rutty to undergo knee procedure as TFC depth at fullback is further tested
Toronto FC's depth at fullback is being tested early in the MLS season. Canadian teenager Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is scheduled to undergo a procedure Friday on his knee after a second scan turned up d...
Mar 31, 2022
Conservative party says membership data is safe after reports of alleged hack
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada says it's confident data about its members has not been compromised following reports of an alleged breach. A spokeswoman for Jean Charest's leadership campai...
Mar 31, 2022
Beijing bronze medallist and Brier champ Gushue to wear Maple Leaf again at worlds
Brad Gushue's team has unfinished business in Sin City. They'll try to keep the distractions to a minimum - including the end-of-season departure of Brett Gallant - as they try to win a world men's cu...
Mar 31, 2022
Canada edges farther away from NATO spending target in latest estimate
OTTAWA - New NATO figures suggest Canada is even farther from meeting the military alliance's spending target than previously believed. NATO estimated last June that Canada would spend about 1.39 per ...
Mar 31, 2022
Valhalla-area producer excited as Grain Growers of Canada announce details of "Road to 2050" plan
The Grain Growers of Canada have announced the creation of a climate solutions plan, to help meet Canada's goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Grain Growers chair and Valhalla-area producer Andre Harp...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. government reviewing deaths of two belugas moved to Connecticut from Marineland
The U.S. government is reviewing the deaths of two beluga whales that were moved from Marineland in Canada to an American aquarium last year. Havana, a young female beluga, died last month at Mystic A...
Mar 31, 2022