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Trudeau attends summit of French-speaking nations in Tunisia amid geopolitical tumult
DJERBA, Tunisia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Africa for a gathering of French-speaking countries grappling with chaos in Haiti, soaring food prices and anxiety over the language's ro...
Nov 19, 2022

Brock Boeser scores twice as Vancouver Canucks down L.A. Kings 4-1
VANCOUVER - Brock Boeser broke his goalless drought in dramatic fashion Friday, scoring twice to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 win over the L.A. Kings. Elias Pettersson also had a two-goal night...
Nov 18, 2022

Blue Jays decline to tender Tapia, Zimmer, Capra heading into 2023 off-season
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays declined to tender three players for the 2023 season, the team announced on Friday. Outfielders Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer, as well as infielder Vinny Capra, are n...
Nov 18, 2022

Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay
SECHELT, B.C. - A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional Di...
Nov 18, 2022

Market Watch: Nov. 18, 2022
Big Picture Weak Retail Sales, Hawkish Fed Continue to Weigh on IndexesNorth American indexes ended lower on Monday, as investors continued to parse comments from Fed officials about the course of fut...
Nov 18, 2022

Lacombe Foundation Employees "overwhelmingly" support new contract
Lacombe Foundation employees say they have voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of a two-year collective agreement providing retroactive wage increases and other improvements. The 80 affected employees wor...
Nov 18, 2022

Red Deer Polytechnic celebrates Métis Week
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) hosted a variety of events and initiatives during Mtis Week.RDP officials say their goal was to provide learning opportunities about Mtis culture and history, to celebrate t...
Nov 18, 2022

Calgary Board of Education partners with Olds College
Olds College of Agriculture Technology is teaming up with the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) to bring agriculture technology classes to Calgary high school students. Offered through the College's du...
Nov 18, 2022

Blue Bombers' receiver Schoen shines in CFL after football leap of faith
REGINA - Dalton Schoen had never set foot in Canada and knew little about the CFL before arriving in Winnipeg for training camp. "Didn't know where Winnipeg was until I Googled it," Schoen told The Ca...
Nov 18, 2022

Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...
Nov 18, 2022