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Ponoka emergency department temporarily closed April 8
Due to an unexpected gap in physician coverage, officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) say the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre emergency department (ED) is temporarily without physician coverage...
Apr 08, 2022

Joe Davis named Fox's lead baseball voice after Buck leaves
Joe Davis is no stranger to succeeding legendary baseball voices. In 2017, he took over from Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully on Los Angeles Dodgers telecasts. He's since emerged as one of the top br...
Apr 08, 2022

Market Watch: April 8
Big Picture Tech Stocks Decline as Investors Weigh Fed Plans U.S. equity markets climbed Monday as investors went bargain shopping in the beaten-down tech sector, which has come under pressure this ye...
Apr 08, 2022

Federal budget for child care good start, but more needed: advocates
OTTAWA - Feminist advocates say the federal budget doesn't fully account for the challenges in scaling up child-care systems across the country. Morna Ballantyne, executive director of advocacy group ...
Apr 08, 2022

Vancouver Canucks sign goaltender Spencer Martin to one-way, two-year deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Spencer Martin to a two-year, one-way contract. The one-way deal suggests Martin is a strong candidate to back up starter Thatcher Demko next s...
Apr 08, 2022

Vaive on Matthews setting Leafs single-season goal record: 'I hope he gets to 65'
TORONTO - Rick Vaive knew his record wouldn't stand forever. The hometown of the Toronto Maple Leafs player to eventually surpass him was the surprise - at least until recently. "If someone had told m...
Apr 08, 2022

Cheers for Jackson as Biden declares "moment of real change'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court, hailing "a moment of real change in Amer...
Apr 08, 2022

The government has committed $5.3 billion to establish dental care, what comes next?
OTTAWA - The Liberal budget laid out money for a new dental care program Thursday, but not necessarily a plan. Now that $5.3 billion is on the table, the government has just shy of nine months to dril...
Apr 08, 2022

‘Which thing to build?’: Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta
A company hoping to develop coal in Alberta's Rocky Mountains says it will decide by the end of June whether to convert its open-pit mine proposal into a renewable energy project."Montem's currently i...
Apr 08, 2022

After two straight home victories, Toronto FC looks for rare road win in Utah
Buoyed by back-to-back home victories, Toronto FC looks to win on the road Saturday when it visits Real Salt Lake. History is not on TFC's side when it comes to Utah, however. Toronto has not won in t...
Apr 08, 2022