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Provincial government providing funding to train more vets in Alberta
The provincial government is investing $8.4 million dollars over three years to train more vets at the University of Calgary.The funding will allow the faculty of veterinary medicine to double the num...
May 10, 2022
Alberta Appeal Court says federal environmental impact law not OK
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will appeal a legal opinion that says a federal environmental impact law is unconstitutional.The Alberta Court of Appeal is siding with the province a...
May 10, 2022
Sole Survivors Walk-A-Thon: Blackfalds students leaving footprints on the road ahead
Central Alberta Victim & Witness Support Society is thrilled to be partnering with Blackfalds Family & Community Support Services, the Town of Blackfalds and local schools for an opportunity t...
May 10, 2022
Sources: CFL to table new contract offer to CFL Players' Association on Wednesday
TORONTO - The CFL and CFL Players' Association will at least have a starting point Wednesday when they resume contract talks. According to league sources, the CFL will table a new offer to the union W...
May 10, 2022
No Stone Unturned: New lineups galore for next curling season in fresh quadrennial
The season-ending Champions Cup served as a farewell event for many top Canadian curling teams. With all but a handful of rinks making lineup changes, a program may be needed when the new campaign kic...
May 10, 2022
Russian troops planted mines in playgrounds and parks in Ukrainian town: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Russian troops planted mines in playgrounds, parks and at the front gates of family homes in Irpin, a town she recently visited with the prime minist...
May 10, 2022
Man charged with killing mother at sea to inherit estate
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A man found floating on a raft in the ocean off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016 after his boat sank has been indicted on charges alleging he killed his mother at sea to inheri...
May 10, 2022
Lacombe city council approves 2.7% tax hike, and new pavement levy
Lacombe city council has finalized the City's annual tax rate hike at 2.7 per cent.An additional tax of 1.0 per cent will go directly to fund pavement rehabilitation within the city.The City notes in ...
May 10, 2022
'Need to get over:' Whitecaps want to right wrongs in Canadian Championship tilt
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are looking to turn the tide of recent history as the club gets set to face off against Canadian Premier League side Valour FC on Wednesday in a Canadian Championsh...
May 10, 2022
Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine's 1st president, dies
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Leonid Kravchuk, who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union and served as its first president, has died, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. He was 88. An...
May 10, 2022