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Alabama can enforce ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender children, court says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alabama can enforce a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender children, the second such appellate ...
Aug 21, 2023
Biden says federal government will help Maui 'for as long as it takes' to recover from wildfire
LAHAINA, Hawaii, (AP) - President Joe Biden told survivors of Hawaii's wildfires that the nation "grieves with you" and promised that the federal government will help Maui "for as long as it takes" to...
Aug 21, 2023
Alberta Opposition urges audit of failed provincial lab testing privatization plan
Alberta's Opposition NDP is asking the auditor general to investigate the province's failed attempt to privatize community lab testing.David Shepherd, the NDP's health critic, says an independent anal...
Aug 21, 2023
Two Wetaskiwin residents ordered to stand trial in Ponoka teen's death
Two Wetaskiwin residents charged in the death of a young Ponoka man last year have been ordered to stand trial.Adam James Cook, 28, and Morgan Maslin, 21, were ordered to stand trial in Wetaskiwin Cou...
Aug 21, 2023
Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalty
DENVER (AP) - A judge has handed down a sentence of life in prison and over $15 million in penalties to a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari. Larry Rudolph w...
Aug 21, 2023
Argonauts, Blue Bombers in control of finishing atop respective divisions
It's going to be a busy second half of the CFL regular season for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts. Kelly and Co. come off their third - and final - bye week preparing to host the Calgary Stampede...
Aug 21, 2023
Man sentenced in fatal collision with pedestrian
It's three-and-a-half years in jail and a five-year license suspension for a Red Deer man charged in a fatal motor vehicle collision that claimed the life of a pedestrian nearly two years ago.Melvin G...
Aug 21, 2023
Elections watchdog fines ex-PMO staffer for voting in wrong riding in 2021 election
OTTAWA - Canada's elections watchdog has fined a former staffer in the Prime Minister's Office $1,500 for knowingly voting in the wrong federal riding in 2021. A summary of the notice of the violation...
Aug 21, 2023
Lucky Paws Casino for CA Humane
Join us for our Lucky Paws Casino which will be held at 7 pm, Saturday, September 9th in Westerner Park's Harvest Centre. We are hoping you will support the Central Alberta Humane Society and all that...
Aug 21, 2023
Canada's Sutherland advances to women's 400 hurdles semifinals at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Savannah Sutherland qualified for the women's 400-metre hurdles semifinals Monday at the world athletics championships. Sutherland, from Saskatoon, claimed the fourth and final aut...
Aug 21, 2023