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Women's pro golf season in full swing with Henderson, Costabile representing Canada
The women's professional golf season gets into full swing this week with two events on opposite sides of the globe. Superstar Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., is the only Canadian in the field ...
Mar 01, 2023
Free-agent receiver Kamar Jorden feels he still has plenty of good football left
Kamar Jorden is playing a waiting game. Entering his ninth CFL season, the six-foot-three, 205-pound receiver feels he still has some productive years remaining. However, just over two weeks after hit...
Mar 01, 2023
Company planning to make COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could go out of business
MONTREAL - An American company that signed a deal with the federal government to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Montreal is warning investors it could go out of business within the year. Executives at M...
Mar 01, 2023
NDP leader says Alberta budget a sham
The Alberta government's projected $2.4-billion surplus budget is getting mixed reviews.Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley calls it a sham budget of false promises, cynical policy reversals and hidde...
Mar 01, 2023
Big surplus, no new taxes: Highlights of the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government delivered its last budget Tuesday before an election expected in May. It includes a $2.4-billion surplus and more spending on health care, education...
Mar 01, 2023
Alexandria Loutitt wins Canada's first ski jumping world title
PLANICA, Slovenia - Alexandria Loutitt became Canada's first-ever ski jumping world champion Wednesday with a gold medal in the women's large hill event. The 19-year-old from Calgary totalled 254.4 po...
Mar 01, 2023
Alberta to introduce bill to include federal officials in trespassing rules
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says federal officials have trespassed on private land and they are putting forward a bill to stop it. Government House Leader Joseph Schow declined to provide detail...
Mar 01, 2023
B.C. and Ottawa reach $27 billion health funding agreement
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has agreed in principle to a $27.47 billion deal for health-care funding from the federal government. The agreement is a step toward completing a $196-billi...
Mar 01, 2023
PWPSD new high school planning in Budget 2023
Three school projects in the Peace region are being supported in the new provincial budget.Over $2.3 billion dollars over the next three years is being spent on new and modernized classrooms around Al...
Mar 01, 2023
March marks Fraud Prevention Month in Alberta
This month Alberta RCMP and the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Associations (ACCPA) are putting their focus on fraud prevention.Each week the campaign will get a new 'theme' emphasizing safe onlin...
Mar 01, 2023