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Nominations open for provincial award celebrating seniors
The Government of Alberta has opened nominations for the 2023 Minister's Seniors Service Awards.For 25 years, the awards have celebrated individuals, businesses and non-profits that support seniors, l...
Aug 28, 2023

Layne MacGillivray captures season ending Century Downs “Winners’ Zone” Championship
The curtain has closed on the 2023 WPCA Pro Tour, and one might argue that in the 100 years from time the first chuckwagon races were run at the Calgary Stampede back in 1923, this was the finest seas...
Aug 28, 2023

Red Deer man among two arrested in Wetaskiwin robbery
A Red Deer man is among two people charged following a liquor store robbery in Wetaskiwin last week.On Aug. 22, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., Wetaskiwin RCMP received a 911 call from an employee of a liquor sto...
Aug 28, 2023

Police search for suspected shooter at University of North Carolina; students warned to stay inside
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - An apparent shooting at the University of North Carolina flagship campus on Monday led to a school-wide alert warning of an "armed, dangerous person on or near campus" and urg...
Aug 28, 2023

Toronto Blue Jays place third baseman Matt Chapman on injured list with finger sprain
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed third baseman Matt Chapman on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger sprain. Infielder Ernie Clement has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo and...
Aug 28, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Herdman steps down as Canada head coach, takes TFC job
John Herdman has stepped down as head coach of Canada's national men's soccer team and taken over as coach of Major League Soccer's Toronto FC. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 28, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Police say deadly Montreal fire last March now a criminal investigation
MONTREAL - Police say a fire last March that killed seven people in a heritage building in Old Montreal has turned into a criminal investigation. Montreal police say traces of fire accelerants were fo...
Aug 28, 2023

Quebec kids killed: Domestic homicide often follows many warning signs, experts say
MONTREAL - Researchers of domestic violence say Canadians should be aware of the signs someone they know may harm members of their own family. Their comments come after a man and two children were fou...
Aug 28, 2023

California sues district that requires parents be notified if their kids change pronouns
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - California's attorney general sued a Southern California school district Monday over its recently adopted policy that requires schools to notify parents if their children chan...
Aug 28, 2023

N.W.T. to discuss delaying October election over wildfire safety concerns
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories legislature is to meet later today to discuss delaying a territorial election set for October because of wildfires. The territory is scheduled to go to the poll...
Aug 28, 2023