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Canadian Championship draw sets up possible Vancouver FC-Whitecaps quarterfinal
Expansion CPL side Vancouver FC has been drawn to visit York United in the preliminary round of the 2023 Canadian Championship and could host the Vancouver Whitecaps in the quarterfinal if it advances...
Jan 31, 2023
A real zoodunit: Monkeys found but mystery deepens in Dallas
DALLAS (AP) - Two monkeys taken from the Dallas Zoo were found Tuesday in an abandoned home after going missing the day before from their enclosure, which had been cut. But no arrests have been made, ...
Jan 31, 2023
First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor
VICTORIA - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates as the overdose cri...
Jan 31, 2023
Alberta appoints new ombudsman and public interest commissioner
The province has installed its tenth Ombudsman and third Public Interest Commissioner, it shared in a release late Tuesday.Kevin Brezinski has accepted the dual role with a five-year term."Hearing I h...
Jan 31, 2023
New book by Métis Nation of Alberta puts spotlight on reconciliation
The Mtis Nation of Alberta (MNA) has released a book putting the spotlight on reconciliation.'The True Canadians: Forgotten Nevermore' chronicles the challenges and achievements of the Mtis since thei...
Jan 31, 2023
Canadian defensive back Thomas garnering plenty of NCAA football interest
Add Ole Miss to the increasing number of American universities interested in Canadian Isaiah Thomas. The University of Mississippi made a scholarship offer Tuesday to the six-foot-three, 197-pound Tho...
Jan 31, 2023
Ethics committee to probe conflict-of-interest violation by Trade Minister Mary Ng
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee has voted in favour of launching a study into a recent ethics ruling against International Trade Minister Mary Ng. Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett present...
Jan 31, 2023
RDP hosting annual Indigenous Perspectives Conference
Red Deer Polytechnic is once again set to host the Indigenous Perspectives Conference, Feb. 9-10, 2023.The conference is planned by student volunteers and provides all attendees with immersive academi...
Jan 31, 2023
'Political theatre': NDP questions sanctions regime as few funds frozen, none seized
OTTAWA - The NDP is accusing the Liberals of basing their sanctions regime on "political theatre" as data suggest few funds have been frozen and none have been seized. The federal government has been ...
Jan 31, 2023
Mathurin, Nembhard, Miller plus Barnes named to roster for NBA's Rising Stars game
SALT LAKE CITY - Canadians Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard and Leonard Miller plus Toronto Raptors sophomore Scottie Barnes are among the 28 players named to the Jordan Rising Stars game for NBA a...
Jan 31, 2023