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Province announces $30 million for commercial truck driver training
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is providing a boost to the commercial trucking industry.Commercial driving grants totalling $30 million will be distributed over the next three years. The pro...
Mar 24, 2022
Man touts electric unicycle as answer to high gas prices
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts man says he has the answer for those singing the blues about stratospheric gas prices. Rick Madeira, of Fall River, has taken to riding his electric unicycle t...
Mar 24, 2022
Reports: Blue Jays trade Randal Grichuk to Rockies for Raimel Tapia
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Centre fielder Randal Grichuk has been traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Colorado Rockies according to several media reports. Toronto is getting left fielder Raimel Tapia in retur...
Mar 24, 2022
Jagmeet Singh expects federal dental plan to remain faithful to NDP campaign promise
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he expects the federal government's new dental plan will reflect his party's original vision for oral health care in Canada. The Liberals promised the NDP they w...
Mar 24, 2022
Two of Alberta Premier's caucus members urge him to quit to renew party
EDMONTON - Two of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's backbenchers have broken ranks, calling the United Conservative Party's revamped leadership review a sham and saying it's time for Premier Jason Kenney...
Mar 24, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Canada to resume exports of P.E.I. potatoes to United States
WASHINGTON - Exports of potatoes from Prince Edward Island will soon be able to resume to the United States, months after Canada suspended shipments because of the detection of potato wart in fields o...
Mar 24, 2022
Number of flights out of Grande Prairie airport expected to start increasing over coming weeks
It looks like business will be picking up again soon at the Grande Prairie Airport. Todd Carter, the airport's director of operations says early indications are that their number of scheduled commerci...
Mar 24, 2022
YWCA's 'Add the M' campaign trying to bring awareness to systemic inequity in sports
"It's time to add the 'M,'" said Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair in a new video released by the YWCA on Thursday. She, along with other influencers such as Sportsnet's Tara Slone, is helping s...
Mar 24, 2022
Leadership rivals shouldn't be calling each other 'not Conservative', says Bergen
OTTAWA - Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy "not Conservative." Bergen, who has led the party since early Feb...
Mar 24, 2022
Design for national LGBTQ2+ monument inspired by thundercloud and disco balls
OTTAWA - A national LGBTQ2+ monument - inspired by a dramatic thundercloud - is to be built in Ottawa by 2025. The winning design, featuring a silver mirrored mosaic interior influenced by a thunderhe...
Mar 24, 2022