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Penhold COPA hosts impaired driving presentation for Penhold Crossing students
The dangers of distracted & impaired driving were being presented to Penhold Crossing Secondary School students in Grades 9-12 in the form of a driver simulation on February 28, 2023. This first o...
Mar 03, 2023

Ottawa Senators trade get centre Patrick Brown in trade with Philadelphia Flyers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators got centre Patrick Brown in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. Ottawa sent its sixth-round pick in this year's NHL draft to Philadelphia for Brown. Brown tall...
Mar 03, 2023

Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous
WASHINGTON (AP) - A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma - a common form of skin cancer - his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment...
Mar 03, 2023

Market Watch: March 3
Big Picture Investors continue to speculate Federal Reserve's rate hike decisions North American equity markets finished higher on Monday as investors considered how incoming economic data, which was ...
Mar 03, 2023

Some California mountain residents could be snowed in a week
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some residents stranded in Southern California mountain communities by a huge snowfall could be stuck for another week, an official said Friday. A late-February blast of arctic air ...
Mar 03, 2023

Wolf Creek Board grateful for meaningful engagement with students, staff, parents and MLA
Outreach, listening to concerns, generating new ideas and gathering insight from staff, students and parents is crucial in planning for the future in a school division. Wolf Creek Public Schools has b...
Mar 03, 2023

Red Deer city council hosts special meeting regarding substance use and housing supports
Red Deer city council held a special meeting Thursday to discuss the current status of substance use and housing support systems in the city. Council reviewed 651 pages of federal, provincial and muni...
Mar 03, 2023

Vancouver dumps 'living wage' policy, effectively cutting wage for lowest-paid staff
VANCOUVER - Nearly six years after Vancouver became the largest city in Canada to commit to a living wage, councillors voted to end the initiative. In a closed-door meeting in January, council approve...
Mar 03, 2023

Winnipeg Jets acquire centre Vladislav Namestnikov from San Jose Sharks
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets acquired Vladislav Namestnikov from the San Jose Sharks on Friday for a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The 30-year-old centre had six goals and 15 points in 57 ga...
Mar 03, 2023

Trudeau says appointing Indigenous RCMP commissioner is an 'excellent idea'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says having an Indigenous person serve as the next commissioner of the RCMP is "an excellent idea." He made the comment in response to questions from reporters i...
Mar 03, 2023