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Canadian football organizations present Ambrosie with rules suggestions in XFL talks
Amateur football organizations in Canada want CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie to maintain Canadian football's traditional components and the league's Canadian ratio in its partnership talks with the X...
Apr 26, 2021
Drayton Valley RCMP Report: April 15 - April 21
April 159:07 am - Drayton Valley - Complainant reported ongoing issues with an acquaintance saying unkind things about her and her partner for several months, requesting the suspect be spoken to. Unde...
Apr 26, 2021
Three Hills RCMP introduce Safe Exchange Zone for area residents
The Three Hills RCMP detachment is introducing a Safe Exchange Zone to help provide a safe place for people to meet when buying and selling items online.The Safe Exchange Zone is located in the parkin...
Apr 26, 2021
Tennessee receiver Palmer assumes top spot in final CFL scouting bureau top-20 list
TORONTO - Receiver Josh Palmer will finish atop the CFL scouting bureau's top-20 list. The native of Brampton, Ont., moved into first in the scouting bureau's third and final list of the top prospects...
Apr 26, 2021
Military to provide medical personnel to help Ontario
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce this afternoon the provision of military medical personnel to help Ontario's beleaguered health-care system with a third wave of COVID-19. A senior govern...
Apr 26, 2021
Alberta improves access to rapid COVID tests for businesses and service providers
The province is boosting access for organizations to deliver rapid testing programs.Businesses and service providers that want to access free rapid COVID-19 tests from the provincial government will n...
Apr 26, 2021
N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help the province deal with a third wave of COVID-19 that is threatening to overwhelm hosp...
Apr 26, 2021
Explainer: What was with that weird Oscar ending?
The 93rd annual Academy Awards were always going to be a bit surreal this year. The pandemic changed many of the usual rhythms and traditions of the Oscars on Sunday night. There was a glamour-filled ...
Apr 26, 2021
Justice Dept opens policing probe over Breonna Taylor death
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her...
Apr 26, 2021
Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The departm...
Apr 26, 2021