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Calgary students convert ATVs to solar power
CALGARY - University of Calgary engineering students have figured out how to convert all-terrain vehicles to solar power and hope it will benefit Indigenous and remote communities in Canada's north.Th...
Apr 18, 2022

Veterans group winding down work helping Afghan interpreters get to Canada
OTTAWA - What began as a 30-day fundraising campaign to help Afghan interpreters flee the Taliban turned into a harrowing, chaotic and deeply frustrating eight-month effort for the Veterans Transition...
Apr 18, 2022

Live Updates | UN humanitarian: Cease fire not quite ripe
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations' humanitarian chief said it seems "the time is not quite ripe yet" to establish a cease fire to get humanitarian aid into Ukraine, but he held out hope as the Ortho...
Apr 18, 2022

Alberta Children's Services announces new implementations for support
The Government of Alberta has accepted and will be implementing all action items outlined in the Review of Deaths of Children and Youth Receiving Child Intervention Services. In 2021, Minister of Chil...
Apr 18, 2022

Veteran receiver Saunders set to resume CFL career with Blue Bombers
The road back has been a challenging one for Jalen Saunders. The veteran American receiver signed a two-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week. Saunders last played in the CFL in 2018 with...
Apr 18, 2022

NHL suspends Habs forward Pezzetta for two games for an illegal check to the head
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta two games for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. The incident occurred in the third pe...
Apr 18, 2022

Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov promotes animal shelters through social media
Denis Shapovalov is using his platform as a professional tennis player to help save animals. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., launched ShapoShelter last week, an initiative to help house rescue pet...
Apr 18, 2022

Rebels This Week: April 18-24, 2022
PLAYOFFS BEGIN!The Red Deer Rebels face the Brandon Wheat Kings in the opening round of the 2022 WHL Playoffs.The best-of-seven series begins in Red Deer at the Peavey Mart Centrium on Friday, April 2...
Apr 18, 2022

American defenceman Quentin Bourne signs with Rebels
American defenceman Quentin Bourne has chosen to sign a WHL Standard Player Agreement with the Red Deer Rebels.The team announced Sunday that Quentin Bourne, the WHL's 8th overall selection at the 202...
Apr 18, 2022

Events broadcast on Trudeau's Facebook page must be bilingual: language commissioner
MONTREAL - The official languages commissioner says events broadcast live on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Facebook page must be accessible in both English and French. More than a dozen people compl...
Apr 18, 2022