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Vancouver bans plastic bags, straws, foam containers and other single-use items
Vancouver is bringing in bans on the use of plastic bags, disposable cups, plastic straws and other single-use items. Mayor Kennedy Stewart says bylaws passed by city council balance pu...
Nov 28, 2019
Comedian Mike Ward loses appeal over penalty for joke about disabled boy
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has largely upheld a human right's tribunal's ruling requiring a comedian to pay damages to a disabled singer he mocked. In a split decision, two of the three ...
Nov 28, 2019
Embiid latest in long list of NBA stars to be shut down by Raptors
TORONTO - A humorous meme of Joel Embiid made the rounds of social media Monday night after Philadelphia's seven-foot centre went scoreless for the first time in his NBA career. It was ...
Nov 28, 2019
Maple Leafs coach Keefe says backup goalie will start opener of back-to-back
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe says backup goaltender Michael Hutchinson will start the first of back-to-back games when Toronto visits the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. No. 1 goalie...
Nov 28, 2019
Youth HQ loses core funding for major programs in Innisfail
Big Brothers Big Sisters and Boys & Girls Club programs in Innisfail are set to lose core funding as of December 31.In a release, Youth HQ says this is due to a decrease in provincial funding, ide...
Nov 28, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
School nutrition program to continue, sees funding boost
The provincial school nutrition program will benefit from an increase in government spending this year.The Government of Alberta announced on Thursday that it is boosting the program's budget by $3 mi...
Nov 28, 2019 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange with grade one students at St. Jerome school. (Government of Alberta)
Salvation Army in need of Adopt-a-Family sponsors
The Salvation Army in Red Deer is in need of more sponsors for its Adopt-A-Family program. Major Larry Bridger says they currently have 126 families registered for the program, but only about 70 spons...
Nov 28, 2019
Five things to know about the CN Rail strike
OTTAWA - The week-long strike of about 3,200 workers at the Canadian National Railway Co. is set to end after the Teamsters Canada union reached a tentative agreement with the company. The w...
Nov 28, 2019
Mother of Robert Dziekanski has died during visit to Poland: friend
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The mother of Robert Dziekanski, whose death after a confrontation with RCMP officers in 2007 led to a public inquiry, has died in Poland. A friend confirmed the death of Zo...
Nov 28, 2019
Tristan Borges caps off memorable season with CPL Player of the Year Award
TORONTO - Forge FC midfielder Tristan Borges capped a memorable season Tuesday by becoming the first winner of the Canadian Premier League Player of the Year Award. The Toronto native, ...
Nov 28, 2019