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Senate votes final congressional OK for $40B Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies on Thursday as both parties rallied behind America's latest, and qui...
May 19, 2022
AHS photojournalist publishes book capturing adaptive, celebratory sides of COVID-19 pandemic
A photojournalist working for Alberta Health Services has published a new book full of pictures documenting the COVID-19 pandemic.The 240-page book entitled Alone Together: A Pandemic Photo Essay docu...
May 19, 2022
Ben House named Lindsay Thurber's 2022 valedictorian
High school has been a grind, but one well worth it, says Ben House, this year's valedictorian at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in Red Deer.House first learned what a valedictorian is when...
May 19, 2022
CFL reschedules its opening exhibition game to May 31
TORONTO - The CFL has rescheduled its opening pre-season game. The Saskatchewan Roughriders were to host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Monday night, but the two teams will now meet May 31. The move com...
May 19, 2022
Supreme Court to hear case about access to Premier Doug Ford's mandate letters
Canada's top court will hear Ontario's appeal to block the release of mandate letters sent by the premier to his cabinet ministers nearly four years ago, although Doug Ford insisted Thursday that the ...
May 19, 2022
Russian troops planted mines in Ukraine's fields to ruin harvest: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Harjit Sajjan, the international development minister, says Russia has planted mines in Ukrainian fields to prevent farmers from cultivating their crops. Speaking after a meeting of G7 develo...
May 19, 2022
RCMP make significant seizure of illegal drugs with arrests in St. Albert and Samson
Two men are facing charges in connection with a drug trafficking operation police say has been supplying illegal drugs into the community of Maskwacis. In April 2022, members of the Maskwacis General ...
May 19, 2022
Key witness testifies in trial tied to Trump-Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The star prosecution witness in the trial of a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer charged with lying to the FBI testified Thursday that he was "100%" confident that the attorney told hi...
May 19, 2022
Jail 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich again, Crown argues in Ottawa court
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich is accused of breaching her bail conditions and the Crown argues she should go back to back in jail until her trial. Lich was initially denied bail afte...
May 19, 2022
Kenney pushed out for not being 'extreme enough' troubling trend: Boissonnault
OTTAWA - A Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta says Jason Kenney is the latest conservative leader to be pushed out by party supporters for not being "extreme enough." Federal Tourism Minister Randy...
May 19, 2022