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Canada's surgery backlog heightens inequities in health care: advocacy group
EDMONTON - A health-care advocacy group says an increase in Canadians travelling to other countries for medical treatment reflects how inefficiently and ineffectively provinces have organized their su...
Dec 02, 2021

New group of African Canadian senators created to amplify Black voices
OTTAWA - Seven senators have announced the launch of the African Canadian Senate Group, created to ensure Black voices are heard in the upper chamber. The coalition is chaired by Sen. Rosemary Moodie,...
Dec 02, 2021

Central Alberta Humane Society’s end of year fundraisers underway
The Central Alberta Humane Society's (CA Humane) end of the year fundraisers have now been launched.Officials with the organization say all donations provide vital funds for the shelter to treat, care...
Dec 02, 2021

Albertans help address climate change by protecting lands and waters
World and business leaders met at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Scotland last month to commit to actions to lessen the impacts of climate change. In Canada, a national conservation group sa...
Dec 02, 2021

Canadiens forward Gallagher, defenceman Niku enter NHL's COVID protocol
Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher and defenceman Sami Niku have entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The Canadiens said Thursday both players are being monitored closely by team doctors. Ga...
Dec 02, 2021

Amihere, Pellington among Canadian women to keep an eye on this NCAA season
Nearly four months after Canada's women's basketball team was bounced from the Tokyo Olympics in the opening round, Laeticia Amihere can look back at the positives of playing on the biggest stage of h...
Dec 02, 2021

Celebrating the season at the Alberta Legislature
For more than 30 years the Legislative Assembly has celebrated the holiday season with Albertans by lighting up the Legislature Grounds and featuring musical ensembles performing festive music for the...
Dec 02, 2021

Canada's Marie-Michele Gagnon hitting her stride in women's downhill
Marie-Michele Gagnon was the lone Canadian alpine skier to stand on a World Cup podium last winter. The 32-year-old's transition from slalom and giant slalom to downhill was interrupted by a lost seas...
Dec 02, 2021

Deal reached in High River meat-packing plant labour dispute
CALGARY - The union representing workers at the meat-packing plant that was the site of one of Canada's largest COVID-19 outbreaks says it's reached a tentative deal with Cargill Inc., just days befor...
Dec 02, 2021

Red Deer Polytechnic teaming up with United Way to help those in need
Red Deer Polytechnic's 2021 Workplace Campaign to support United Way Central Alberta launched this week. RDP officials say staff and faculty are participating in lunch and learns, a thank-you card pro...
Dec 02, 2021