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Budget funding for BC Wildfire Service garners mixed reaction from experts
VANCOUVER - A fire ecologist says new provincial funding to expand the BC Wildfire Service to a year-round endeavour is a welcome step toward preventing disasters, while others in the field say the fu...
Feb 23, 2022
US drops name of Trump's 'China Initiative' after criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is scrapping the name of a Trump-era initiative intended to crack down on economic espionage by Beijing but criticized as unfairly targeting Chinese professors...
Feb 23, 2022
Highway 677 railway crossing closed for maintenance
Saddle Hills County says the railway crossing on Highway 677 will be closed until 5 p.m. on Wednesday as CN crews conduct maintenance. Motorists in that area are asked to find an alternate route to ge...
Feb 23, 2022
Ticats offensive lineman Van Zeyl again bringing awareness to homelessness
Even on his worst days, Chris Van Zeyl has never had to worry about having a roof over his head, a warm bed to sleep in or where his next meal was coming from. On Friday night, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...
Feb 23, 2022
Grande Prairie Firefighters Charitable Foundation raises over $60,000 in 2021
The Grande Prairie Firefighters Charitable Foundation says they were able to raise over $60,000 in 2021 to give back to those in need in the community.The year saw the organization able to host more e...
Feb 23, 2022
$1.8 billion announced for Red Deer hospital expansion
RED DEER, AB - Premier Jason Kenney announced a $1.8 billion expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Wednesday morning.This is the largest hospital expansion in Alberta's history and the...
Feb 23, 2022
Ukrainian community in Canada hopeful but on edge as tensions escalate with Russia
Iryna Matsiuk checks the news as soon as she wakes up each morning, hoping the escalating Russian-Ukrainian crisis won't put her family in harm's way. Matsiuk, who has been living in Saskatoon since 2...
Feb 23, 2022
Canadian military's limits to be tested as fears of war with Russia mount
OTTAWA - The Canadian military's limits are being put to the test with the deployment of hundreds of additional troops and hardware to reinforce the NATO military alliance in eastern Europe. Prime Min...
Feb 23, 2022
Russia state TV paints Moscow as savior of eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - As the West sounded the alarm about the Kremlin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine and decried it as an invasion, Russian state media painted a completely different picture - of Moscow...
Feb 23, 2022
Toronto FC signs Kadin Chung amidst talk a more experienced fullback in on his way
Toronto FC added former Pacific FC defender Kadin Chung to its first-team roster on Wednesday amidst speculation that a more experienced fullback signing is in the works. The MLS team has been linked ...
Feb 23, 2022