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B.C. to close schools, give public workers day off to mourn Queen on Sept. 19
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will follow the federal government's lead and honour the national day of mourning to mark the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sept. 19. It ...
Sep 13, 2022
Smoke from Western forest fires blanketing Medicine Hat, most of southern Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The summer of 2022 has been a summer of extreme weather conditions. June started off mainly cool and wet. July brought damaging winds and the touchdown of a tornado, followed by a p...
Sep 13, 2022
Alberta justice minister asks for resignation of new human rights chief
The Chief of the Alberta Human Rights Commission is being asked to step down less than two months after coming into the role.Groups such as the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) have raised ...
Sep 13, 2022
Pospisil, Auger-Aliassime combine for narrow Davis Cup win over South Korea
VALENCIA, Spain - Vasek Pospisil won his opening singles match, then teamed with Felix Auger-Aliassime to take the deciding doubles match as Canada won its opening tie at the Davis Cup Finals tennis t...
Sep 13, 2022
Stein earns first Prince of Wales Stakes win aboard Duke of Love
FORT ERIE, Ont. - Justin Stein has his first Prince of Wales Stakes win. The veteran jockey rode Duke of Love to victory in the $400,000 race, the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, at For...
Sep 13, 2022
Whitecaps have 'backs against the wall' heading into season's final homestand
VANCOUVER - This isn't how the Vancouver Whitecaps wanted to enter their final homestand of the season. With just four games left on the schedule, the 'Caps (9-14-7) are on a three-game losing skid an...
Sep 13, 2022
Town of Coaldale pushing for return of local EMS services
COALDALE, AB - The Mayor of Coaldale says Alberta Health Services (AHS) has "failed miserably" at protecting residents through its current centralized model of emergency medical services (EMS).Jack Va...
Sep 13, 2022
Expansion Montreal Force women's hockey team names Peter Smith first head coach
MONTREAL - The Montreal Force has named Peter Smith the team's head coach for its expansion season in the Premier Hockey League. Smith, of Lachine, Que., coached the McGill University Martlets to four...
Sep 13, 2022
Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president's impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his fami...
Sep 13, 2022
Hockey Canada told Ottawa of its National Equity Fund in 2019
Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a "significant potential claim." In a three-page email to the Sport Minister's office, H...
Sep 13, 2022