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Closing Roxham Road border crossing will not stop arrival of asylum seekers: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Closing an unofficial border crossing in southern Quebec will not slow the arrival of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. "If we close Roxham Road, people will cross ...
May 12, 2022
Roy E. Cope Award presented to retiring École Olds High Principal
The Board of Trustees for Chinook's Edge School Division have announced this year's recipient of the Roy E. Cope award.This year, the award is going to retiring cole Olds High Principal, Tom Christens...
May 12, 2022
Shapovalov bounces clay-court star Nadal, moves on to Italian Open quarterfinals
ROME - Canada's Dennis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open tennis tournament Thursday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 upset of clay-court legend Rafael Nadal. Shapovalov was up 4-1 in th...
May 12, 2022
Heavy flooding forces residents of Northwest Territories town from their homes
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - About 3,500 residents have been ordered to evacuate a town in the Northwest Territories as volatile water levels never before experienced in some areas cause extensive flooding and...
May 12, 2022
Canada's favourite dinosaur exhibit coming to Red Deer
What's being described as the largest and most realistic dinosaur exhibit in North America is coming to Red Deer next month. Exhibit officials say a herd of photorealistic dinosaurs is ready to deligh...
May 12, 2022
The AP Interview: US 'vulnerable' to COVID without new shots
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn...
May 12, 2022
New initiatives coming to The Mustard Seed in Red Deer
Several new and enhanced programming initiatives are now underway at The Mustard Seed in Red Deer.According to Mustard Seed officials, they include occupational therapy, enhanced advocacy, and a priso...
May 12, 2022
Oddsmaker feels Toronto time for an NFL expansion franchise is coming
It could take another 10 years but Adam Thompson firmly believes Toronto's time for an NFL expansion franchise is coming. Thompson is a handicapper/oddsmaker for Bookies.com, an American-based site th...
May 12, 2022
Dutch princess returns to Ottawa, where she was born during Second World War
OTTAWA - Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is today visiting Ottawa, the city where she was born during the Second World War. The princess was born at Ottawa's civic hospital after the Dutch royal ...
May 12, 2022
Hayley Wickenheiser headlines 2022 class of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
CALGARY - Women's hockey great Hayley Wickenheiser headlines the 2022 inductee class of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame announced on Thursday. Kayaking Olympian Adam van Koeverden, soccer player Dwayne d...
May 12, 2022