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Lawsuit seeks to block Wyoming’s ban on medication abortions
Abortion-rights supporters filed an amended lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block Wyoming's new ban on medication abortions from taking effect. A group hoping to open what would be the state's second clini...
Mar 21, 2023
Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia salmon farming company is going to court to challenge the federal government's decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island. Documents ...
Mar 21, 2023
Alberta premier says changes coming to ensure prompt reporting of oilsands spills
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker.Smith s...
Mar 21, 2023
Canada's Marino and Sebov advance to second round at Miami Open
MIAMI - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino and Toronto's Katherine Sebov have advanced to the second round of the Miami Open. Marino moved on with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on Tue...
Mar 21, 2023
Alberta Government to invest two billion into municipal funding over next three years
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Budget 2023 will be making an investment into the Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF).According to the province, baseline capital funding for municipalities is set at $...
Mar 21, 2023
Travel Alberta invests $6M over three years to support Indigenous tourism
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Indigenous tourism in Alberta is getting a financial boost.Travel Alberta and Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA) have announced the largest provincial contribution towards the developme...
Mar 21, 2023
NBA suspends Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks for 18th technical
NEW YORK - The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks for one game without pay for his 18th technical foul this season. Joe Dumars, the league's executive vice president and head of...
Mar 21, 2023
Canada Basketball enters into jersey sponsorship deal with Sun Life
TORONTO - Insurance company Sun Life has entered into a multi-year jersey sponsorship agreement with Canada Basketball. Canada senior national teams will feature the Sun Life logo on the front of thei...
Mar 21, 2023
Manitoba agrees to pay $17 million and apologize to settle disabled abuse lawsuit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has agreed to pay $17 million and apologize in the legislature to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of former residents who say they were abused at a centre for peopl...
Mar 21, 2023
Alberta Government to invest two billion into municipal funding over next three years
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Budget 2023 will be making an investment into the Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF). According to the province, baseline capital funding for municipalities is set at ...
Mar 21, 2023