Author Archives:

French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right
PARIS (AP) - France's Senate on Wednesday adopted a bill to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in ...
Feb 28, 2024

Former world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault choose jury trial
LONDON, Ont. - Five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who are charged with sexual assault in a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have chosen to be tried by a jury. Dillon Dube, Carter H...
Feb 28, 2024

Export Development Canada lends Newfoundland hydrogen project $128M
OTTAWA - The federal export credit agency has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada. Export Development Canada and World Energy GH2 say they have rea...
Feb 28, 2024

17th annual World Religions Conference returns to Red Deer to discuss truth and faith
'A lie can travel halfway around the world while truth is still putting on its shoes'. The author of this quote is debated, but with artificial intelligence, social media, and increasing global challe...
Feb 28, 2024

Shohei Ohtani won't pitch this season after major elbow surgery, but he can still hit. Here's why
PHOENIX (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is unique in Major League Baseball history, a two-way Japanese superstar who can excel as a hitter and a pitcher, sometimes in the same game. But for the 2024 season, Ohta...
Feb 28, 2024

Shane Pinto has sparked the Ottawa Senators since returning from his half-season gambling suspension
Shane Pinto brushed off his three-point game in Washington, which came in a 6-3 Ottawa Senators loss to the Capitals and ended their two-game winning streak. He'd trade all his production victories. "...
Feb 28, 2024

Idaho delays execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech after failed lethal injection attempts
KUNA, Idaho (AP) - Idaho on Wednesday delayed the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S., after a failed attempt at lethal injection....
Feb 28, 2024

Landscapes protected from windmills, cities to have more say: New rules revealed for Alberta renewable energy projects
Alberta's best landscapes will be protected from new wind projects as part of the United Conservative government's first round of rules for major renewable energy projects..The rules will prevent wind...
Feb 28, 2024

Former CFL defensive lineman Craig Roh dies at the age of 33
Defensive lineman Craig Roh, who won a Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019, has died. He was 33. Roh's wife, Chelsea, confirmed his death on social media. The six-foot-five, 266-pound Roh,...
Feb 28, 2024

Ottawa rejects Alberta's request to introduce new tracking for 'safer supply' drugs
The federal Liberal government is rejecting a proposal from the Alberta government to consider adding a "unique chemical identifier" to the pharmaceuticals being offered to users as an alternative to ...
Feb 28, 2024