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Alberta's Minister Dreeshen meets with transportation counterparts in Montreal
Alberta's Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors says a trip to Montreal last week allowed for a chance to discuss with provincial, territorial and federal counterparts, concerns about the ...
Feb 28, 2024

Former Team Jones vice Zacharias has no immediate plans to return to curling
Scratch the name Mackenzie Zacharias from the list of potential replacements for skip Jennifer Jones when she retires from the four-player game at the end of the season. Zacharias, who stepped back fr...
Feb 28, 2024

Red Deer Catholic teachers vote overwhelmingly in support of strike vote
Officials with the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) announced earlier this month that Red Deer Catholic teachers are sending a strong and clear message to school board bargainers to return to negoti...
Feb 28, 2024

Canadian man drives off Hawaiian cliff, falls from wreck, washes out to sea, survives
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - A Canadian tourist in Hawaii has survived a disastrous sequence of events after he took a wrong turn while trying to watch the sunrise, drove off a cliff, fell out of the wreck a...
Feb 28, 2024

Roughly 40 Red Deerians get free hair cuts and manicures at local Salvation Army
Roughly 40 Red Deerians gathered at the Salvation Army on Wednesday to get free haircuts and manicures by local students. Their third annual event was partnered with MC College students, eight hair st...
Feb 28, 2024

New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates ...
Feb 28, 2024

CBC reaches tentative deal with union, says the Canadian Media Guild
OTTAWA - The Canadian Media Guild says it has reached a tentative agreement with CBC/Radio Canada. In a statement, the union says the deal has been recommended by its bargaining committee and the deta...
Feb 28, 2024

Fired scientists failed to protect sensitive information, newly released records say
OTTAWA - Newly released documents say the careers of two scientists at a high-security laboratory ended after security reviews found they failed to protect sensitive assets and information. More than ...
Feb 28, 2024

Supreme Court, moving quickly, will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick r...
Feb 28, 2024

NHL defencemen talk benefits, drawbacks of playing their off-side
TORONTO - Rasmus Dahlin is comfortable feeling slightly uncomfortable. The Buffalo Sabres all-star defenceman actually enjoys it. A left-shooting Swede, Dahlin has staked his claim to the right side o...
Feb 28, 2024