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Ottawa Senators acquire goaltender Anton Forsberg off waivers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have claimed goaltender Anton Forsberg off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets. Forsberg gives the Senators goaltending depth with top netminder Matt Murray (upper body injury)...
Mar 17, 2021

Justice Centre says pastor of Edmonton-area church to be released
EDMONTON - A group that supports an Alberta pastor jailed after being charged with violating COVID-19 public-health orders says it expects him to be released in the coming days. Crown prosecutors have...
Mar 17, 2021

Research from N.S. prof suggests sperm whales taught each other how to avoid whalers
HALIFAX - New research from a team including a Dalhousie University biologist suggests sperm whales taught each other to avoid whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries. The scientists published a paper ...
Mar 17, 2021

Penhold council voices strong support for RCMP over provincial police force
Penhold town council is voicing its strong support for having Alberta stick with the RCMP instead of moving to a provincial police force.During its regular meeting last week, council voted to approve ...
Mar 17, 2021

Rebels captain Jayden Grubbe out for season with knee injury
The Red Deer Rebels announced Tuesday morning that captain Jayden Grubbe will undergo ACL surgery and miss the remainder of the 2021 season. The team says he is expected to make a full recovery in tim...
Mar 17, 2021

Women's organization urges Inuit women to get COVID-19 shot, citing increased risks
A national Inuit women's organization is calling on Inuit women and families across Canada to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Speaking from her home in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of C...
Mar 17, 2021

German automaker BMW ramps up electric vehicle offerings
FRANKFURT - German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales by 2030. The company underlined the ...
Mar 17, 2021

Walker clan settles into curling bubble life again with Canadian mixed doubles
CALGARY - Geoff Walker knows every inch of the room, hall, lobby and parking lot of the hotel housing teams in Calgary's curling bubble. He and infant son Liam will cover the same ground while Laura W...
Mar 17, 2021

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe has book out in September
NEW YORK - The new chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, Katharine Hayhoe, has written a book about climate change. One Signal Publishers announced Wednesday that Hayhoe's "Saving Us" will be rel...
Mar 17, 2021

Quebec health officials investigate job posting requiring applicants be white women
MONTREAL - A regional health authority north of Montreal says it is investigating after it was revealed one of its job postings last year for a patient attendant required candidates be white women. Mo...
Mar 17, 2021