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Nominations open for the 2023 Alberta Order of Excellence
EDMONTON, AB - It's a high honour to be nominated for the Alberta Order of Excellence, let alone accept one.The prestigious award was created back in 1979 as a way to recognize select Albertans for th...
Jan 05, 2023
Grande Prairie Fire Fighters Association year-end wrap up
The Grande Prairie Fire Fighters Association wrapped up 2022 with a total of 4,252 calls for service.The association says 466 of those calls came in December.They would like to thank their members for...
Jan 05, 2023
Judge makes long list of recommendations after girl's death while in care
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has made 20 recommendations from a fatality inquiry into the 2014 death of a girl in care. The Indigenous girl known as Serenity was four when she suffered a serious brain ...
Jan 05, 2023
Composer Joseph Koo, linked to 'Golden Era' of Hong Kong culture, dies in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Renowned composer Joseph Koo, whose music helped form the soundtrack for what his family called the "Golden Era" of Hong Kong culture in the 1970s and '80s, has died in Vancouver. Koo's fa...
Jan 05, 2023
Blue Jays claim righty Junior Fernández off waivers from Yankees
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed pitcher Junior Fernndez off waivers from the New York Yankees. The 25-year-old Fernndez had a 2.41 earned-run average last season over 13 game...
Jan 05, 2023
Political parties should list fundraising venue locations, Elections Canada suggests
OTTAWA - Elections Canada suggests that venue names should be listed for fundraising events after a political party asked whether it had to disclose the specific location in light of safety concerns. ...
Jan 05, 2023
Levonte Johnson looks to add to blue-chip soccer resume with MAC Hermann Trophy
Canadian forward Levonte Johnson has won wherever he's gone. As a freshman, he helped Eastern Florida State College reach the first National Junior College Athletic Association championship game. Foll...
Jan 05, 2023
US to send Ukraine dozens of Bradleys in $2.85B aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid, in a massive new package that will for the first time include several dozen Bradley fighting vehicles, U.S. officials sa...
Jan 05, 2023
Environmental groups welcome Parks Canada buyout of Jasper Park backcountry lodges
Environmental groups are welcoming Parks Canada's buyout of two businesses in Jasper National Park's Tonquin Valley, a scenic destination also used by vanishing caribou herds. Carolyn Campbell of the ...
Jan 05, 2023
House stalemate still holds back choice of a new speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressure mounting, the House opened with the prime speaker's chair empty for a third day Thursday, as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed repeatedly to win enough votes from his ...
Jan 05, 2023