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Record number of organ transplants performed in Alberta in 2022
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reporting its highest-ever number of organ transplants in a single year.In 2022, they say 491 organ transplants were performed in the province, exceeding the previous ...
Apr 06, 2023
Gausman leads Blue Jays to 3rd straight win over Royals, 6-3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kevin Gausman pitched six scoreless innings, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio hit home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays won their third straight game, 6-3, over the Kansas City...
Apr 06, 2023
B.C. lifts health-care mask rules as province emerges from pandemic, Henry says
VICTORIA - British Columbia is lifting pandemic restrictions like mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings and visitor restrictions and proof of vaccination in care homes. Provincial health offi...
Apr 06, 2023
Alberta government promises to provide faster access to surgical services
The provincial government has promised to provide Albertans with faster access to surgical services in the publicly funded health care system.They say the funding in Budget 2023 aims to build capacity...
Apr 06, 2023
US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but team...
Apr 06, 2023
US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but team...
Apr 06, 2023
Man found guilty of murdering 15-year-old girl due back in court April 24
Alberta Justice says a man convicted of the murder of a 15-year-old girl is due back in Peace River court April 24.Jason Alec Tallcree was found guilty of murder, sexual interference and interfere wit...
Apr 06, 2023
Alberta's unemployment rate lower in March, national rate holds steady
Alberta is one of only four provinces to see a decrease in its unemployment rate when compared to February numbers.According to the latest figures from Statistics Canada, the jobless rate in the Wild ...
Apr 06, 2023
No evidence of homicide in case of woman's remains found in Winnipeg landfill: police
Winnipeg police say they have no evidence to suggest the death of an Indigenous woman whose body was found in a landfill Monday was a homicide. Police chief Danny Smyth says 33-year-old Linda Beardy w...
Apr 06, 2023
Rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon raise risk of conflict
JERUSALEM (AP) - Militants in Lebanon fired a heavy barrage of rockets at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel's northern frontier into bomb shelters, wounding a...
Apr 06, 2023