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Ottawa giving Alberta $115 million for seniors care
A new agreement between the federal and provincial governments will see additional funding to support seniors living in long-term care in Alberta.Officials have signed the Safe Long-Term Care Fund (SL...
Aug 24, 2022

Oklahoma governor rejects clemency for death row inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday rejected clemency for a man facing execution this week for the 1997 hammer killing of a Choctaw man, despite a recommendation from the state...
Aug 24, 2022

Achonwa, Carleton, Nurse headline Canada's basketball roster for World Cup training
EDMONTON - WNBA players Natalie Achonwa, Bridget Carleton and Kia Nurse headline Canada's women's basketball roster for its pre-World Cup training camp. Nurse, a guard for the Phoenix Mercury, hasn't ...
Aug 24, 2022

Canada has short window to get ahead of U.S. hydrogen efforts, backer warns
OTTAWA - The chairman of the company behind one of the biggest proposed green hydrogen projects in Atlantic Canada says a three-year time frame to start shipping the fuel to Germany is feasible if eve...
Aug 24, 2022

Jill Biden has 'rebound' COVID-19 case, president negative
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent "rebound" case, after she initially tested negative for the virus over the weekend. President Joe Biden, w...
Aug 24, 2022

Quebec official says Omicron-targeted bivalent vaccine ready in 'less than two weeks'
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director says a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine targeting both the original strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant should be available in less than two weeks. Dr. Luc B...
Aug 24, 2022

Man sentenced in armed robbery incidents
A man accused of multiple armed robberies and other firearms offences in Maskwacis earlier this year has been sentenced to six months (180 days) in jail and given a 10-year firearms prohibition.Wyatt ...
Aug 24, 2022

Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in Sylvan Lake stabbing
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for later this year for a man charged in a Sylvan Lake stabbing this summer.Brandon James Ritchie, 28, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 22, 2022,...
Aug 24, 2022

More than 1.3 million immigration applications still in backlog
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says his department is going on a hiring spree to bring 1,250 new employees on board by the end of the fall to tackle massive backlogs in processing applicati...
Aug 24, 2022

Belarus' Azarenka dropped from Ukraine exhibition at US Open
NEW YORK (AP) - Two-time major champion and former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka was dropped Wednesday from a pre-U.S. Open exhibition event raising money for humanitarian assistance in Ukraine. Azarenka is...
Aug 24, 2022