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Canadian fighter has modest shopping list after winning million-dollar PFL purse
Olivier (The Canadian Gangster) Aubin-Mercier didn't go crazy with the US$1-million cheque he won with the Professional Fighters League lightweight title in November. Unlike other MMA promotions, the ...
Apr 12, 2023
Russia: Bill to allow electronic conscription notices passes
MOSCOW (AP) - The upper house of Russia's parliament on Wednesday swiftly approved a bill that would allow authorities to issue electronic summonses to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukr...
Apr 12, 2023
Murder trial resumes in Grande Prairie court
UPDATE: Simon De Lima finished his witness testimony Wednesday morning at the first degree murder trial of Cody Letourneau.De Lima has already pleaded guilty to first degree murder and has admitted he...
Apr 12, 2023
Alberta Wildfire asking residents to check winter burn sites
With dry conditions last fall and a lack of moisture in the ground, Alberta Wildfire is urging anyone who performed winter burning, to go back and ensure the fire is completely extinguished. They reco...
Apr 12, 2023
Win or go home: Toronto Raptors host Chicago Bulls in NBA play-in tournament
TORONTO - Win, or go home - that's what the Toronto Raptors are up against. The No. 9 seed Raptors (41-41) host the No. 10 Chicago Bulls (40-42) in the NBA's Eastern Conference play-in tournament on W...
Apr 12, 2023
In The News for April 12: Do Canadians feel safer today, in a post-pandemic world?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, April 12, 2023 ... What we are watc...
Apr 12, 2023
Prime Minister Trudeau visiting Manitoba today to promote his government's budget
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Manitoba today to promote his government's new budget. Trudeau is to meet with students in Winnipeg to highlight measures from the budget and to ma...
Apr 12, 2023
'It was hell:' Ukrainian family safe in Quebec after surviving Russian airstrikes
MONTREAL - Aurika Olkhova says she still can't believe that she and her two daughters made it out of Ukraine alive after enduring weeks of bombing by the Russian army in the city of Mariupol - includi...
Apr 12, 2023
Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.
VANCOUVER - Canada's pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a repeat of the situation with diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic, in which thousands of doses have bee...
Apr 12, 2023
Poll suggests Canadians feel less safe than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic hit
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians feel they're less safe now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, and most think the provincial and federal governments are doing a poor job of addres...
Apr 12, 2023