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Troy Ryan confirmed to return to Canadian women's hockey team's Olympic bench
CALGARY - Troy Ryan has been tasked with coaching the Canadian women's hockey team to another Olympic gold medal in 2026 in Milan-Cortina, Italy. Ryan was behind the bench in Beijing in 2022 when the ...
Jul 31, 2025
Carney's pledge that Canada would recognize Palestinian state gets mixed reactions
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney's commitment that Canada would recognize a Palestinian state is prompting mixed reactions from Canadians with family in the Middle East. Omar Mansour from Victori...
Jul 31, 2025
Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died
An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding had died in February. The source for the claim was an ob...
Jul 31, 2025
A teacher has been charged in the stabbing deaths of a couple in an Arkansas state park
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas police have charged a 28-year-old schoolteacher in the stabbing deaths of a married couple who were killed when they were hiking with two of their children at Devil's...
Jul 31, 2025
Audit into 13 Alberta medical clinics charging membership fees
An audit into 13 Alberta medical clinics charging membership fees has found patients who pay are likely getting more thorough care from their doctors.The province launched the audit in 2023, after a C...
Jul 31, 2025
ECCC reports drier than normal July in Red Deer, despite rainy perception
What may have felt like an overly rainy month for the City of Red Deer, in reality was below average for precipitation in July for the region.That according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (E...
Jul 31, 2025
Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say
Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines. Ashcroft Fire Rescue says in a Facebook post that the fire happened Wednesday about...
Jul 31, 2025
Former Toronto FC star forward Jozy Altidore now making his mark in the boardroom
TORONTO - At 35, Jozy Altidore looks like he could still be a handful on the football pitch. But the former U.S. and Toronto FC star striker is making his mark in the boardroom these days. Altidore is...
Jul 31, 2025
MK-ULTRA mind control class action authorized by Quebec Superior Court
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit over infamous CIA-linked brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychiatric hospital. The Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill Unive...
Jul 31, 2025
Trump envoy Witkoff and US Ambassador Huckabee will inspect food distribution in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, as the death toll of P...
Jul 31, 2025