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Italian star Lorenzo Insigne upgraded to questionable for Toronto FC's weekend match
TORONTO - Italian star winger Lorenzo Insigne, who has played just 34 minutes for Toronto FC this season because of a groin injury, has been upgraded to questionable for Saturday's game against visiti...
Apr 13, 2023
Province announces further investment in Alberta’s film and television industry
Provincial officials say Alberta's screen-based sector has momentum, and Alberta's government is helping to make the province a magnet for the job-creating film and television industry. In 2020, offic...
Apr 13, 2023
NDP reiterates tuition freeze vow, explains why it won't go back to pre-UCP levels
The Alberta NDP reiterated its commitment to freezing tuition during a press conference at Red Deer Polytechnic today.Advanced Education Critic David Eggen, along with Red Deer-South and Red Deer-Nort...
Apr 13, 2023
Raptors soul-searching after play-in loss
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet thinks it's time for the Toronto Raptors to move on from their 2019 NBA championship. Not necessarily a wholesale personnel change, but come to grips with the fact that they're...
Apr 13, 2023
Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban, DeSantis supports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares...
Apr 13, 2023
Canada's Fernandez to face Belgium's Wickmayer in Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
VANCOUVER - Canada's Leylah Fernandez will take on Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium to kick off a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver on Friday. The 20-year-old Fernandez of Laval, Que., is the top...
Apr 13, 2023
Rural Albertans opposed to provincial police force: survey
COALDALE, AB - A new survey conducted by the University of Lethbridge (U of L) shows that the majority of rural Albertans do not want to replace the RCMP with a provincial police force.Back in August ...
Apr 13, 2023
Nunavut Inuit organization revokes enrolment of sisters, says first-of-its-kind case
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The organization responsible for enrolling Inuit under the Nunavut Agreement says it has removed twin sisters from its list in what is calls a first-of-its-kind case. Nunavut Tunnga...
Apr 13, 2023
Province removing training program to tackle school bus driver shortage
The Government of Alberta is taking steps to get more school bus drivers on the road.School boards in the province have reported difficulty hiring and retaining new school bus drivers. As a result, th...
Apr 13, 2023
After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended
HALIFAX - At the heart of the multi-volume report into Canada's worst mass shooting lies a recommendation calling for governments to replace 19th-century principles about law enforcement with a revise...
Apr 13, 2023