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National security agencies, Elections Canada set to testify on foreign interference
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency is among the witnesses expected at a Parliamentary committee studying allegations of foreign interference in elections today. Representatives from the Canadian...
Mar 2, 2023
County residents invited to take part in housing and service needs survey
County of Grande Prairie residents, including those who live in the towns of Beaverlodge, Wembley, and Sexsmith, are being asked to take part in a survey that addresses the state of housing and servic...
Mar 1, 2023
Canada's Shapovalov falls to Fritz, makes second-round exit at Mexican Open
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was handed a 6-4, 6-4 second-round loss by American Taylor Fritz at the Mexican Open Wednesday. After taking a 2-1 lead in the opening set, Shapovalov drop...
Mar 1, 2023
SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong ...
Mar 1, 2023
McDavid's historic fifth straight multi-goal game leads Oilers past Maple Leafs 5-2
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for his fifth consecutive multi-goal game as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. McDavid became th...
Mar 1, 2023
Alberta, Saskatchewan ban TikTok on government-issued devices
Alberta and Saskatchewan are following the federal government's lead and banning TikTok from all government devices.In Alberta, the ministry of technology and innovation says a risk assessment was don...
Mar 1, 2023
Alberta Emergency Alert test: Minister Ellis
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis issued the following statement on the Alberta Emergency Alert test on Wednesday:"During the test in Alberta on March 1 of the new national s...
Mar 1, 2023
California high schooler fatally stabbed in classroom fight
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of students, authorities said. Another st...
Mar 1, 2023
Canada's Marino drops second-round match to China's Zhu at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada's Rebecca Marino suffered a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 loss to China's Zhu Lin in second-round action at the Monterrey Open on Wednesday. The Vancouver native had 11 aces to one doub...
Mar 1, 2023
Climate activists splash Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth 'Woolly' with pink paint
VICTORIA - A centrepiece of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Woolly the mammoth, was defaced with pink paint by protesters trying to draw attention to climate change. A statement issued by the new c...
Mar 1, 2023