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California to transform prison with death row legacy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform a state lockup that is home to the nation's largest number of death row inmates into a facility where prisoners can receive ed...
Mar 16, 2023
Province funds pilot program offering training and work experience to youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Alberta government is providing nearly $500,000 to support youth living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for increased access to on-the-job-training and work experience.The funds are to launch ...
Mar 16, 2023
Princeton stuns Arizona 59-55 in March Madness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday. The 15th-seeded T...
Mar 16, 2023
Guards union says second pigeon with a backpack found in B.C. prison
VANCOUVER - A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs. The...
Mar 16, 2023
Alberta government funds program to help empower youth aging out of care
Alberta's government is investing an additional $28 million through Budget 2023 to empower youth and young adults to successfully transition out of government care and build careers.The government is ...
Mar 16, 2023
Vancouver councillor supports foreign interference probe at municipal level
Vancouver Coun. Lenny Zhou says he is in full support of a foreign interference probe for elections at all levels of Canada's governments after he was named in a newspaper report on the issue. Zhou sa...
Mar 16, 2023
Government finds discrimination at Canadian Human Rights Commission, union says
OTTAWA - A union representing public service lawyers says the government has found there was discrimination and systemic racism in an institution specifically designed to root it out. The Association ...
Mar 16, 2023
RDP Queens Basketball 15-game winning streak ends in loss to Dawson College Blues at nationals
The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Queens' 15-game winning streak came to an end at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Basketball National Championship in Hamilton, Ontario.RDP At...
Mar 16, 2023
Quebec government to spend millions to move residents affected by smelter pollution
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - The Quebec government will provide $88.3 million to support the city of Rouyn-Noranda in the creation of a new neighbourhood and the relocation of nearly 200 families living in a...
Mar 16, 2023
No. 1 seed Kansas cruises past Howard with Self still absent
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas, which allowed absent and recovering coach Bill Self to rest during an easy ...
Mar 16, 2023