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Lululemon founder starting new venture to find cure for type of muscular dystrophy
VANCOUVER - The founder of athletic wear firm Lululemon Athletica is donating $100 million to help find the cure for a rare genetic disorder. Chip Wilson was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscula...
Mar 08, 2022
Canadian women down Panama to reach semifinals of CONCACAF U-20 Championship
SAN CRISTBAL, Dominican Republic - Canada survived dreadful conditions Tuesday to defeat nine-woman Panama 1-0 in quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship and move within one wi...
Mar 08, 2022
Alberta rural municipalities say unpaid oilpatch taxes rising despite high oil prices
The amount of unpaid taxes energy companies owe to small-town Alberta is growing despite high oil prices, the province's rural municipalities said Tuesday.Rural Municipalities of Alberta says its memb...
Mar 08, 2022
Canadian Gaming Association CEO says NFL gambling suspension shows system works
Paul Burns says the NFL's suspension of Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley is proof positive the system works. The NFL banned Ridley for at least the 2022 season Monday for gambling on games last ...
Mar 08, 2022
Texas county official to resign after problems with primary
HOUSTON (AP) - The election administrator in Texas' most populous county submitted her resignation Tuesday following problems with last week's primary, including about 10,000 mail ballots that weren't...
Mar 08, 2022
Jury picked for alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A jury was selected Tuesday for the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 because they were angry over pandemic restrictio...
Mar 08, 2022
Pentagon says Poland's jet offer for Ukraine 'not tenable'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The Pentagon said Tuesday that Poland's offer to give its MiG-29 fighter jets to the U.S. so they can be passed to Ukraine raises serious concerns for the NATO alliance and the p...
Mar 08, 2022
Alberta to allow delivery of cannabis by retailers, AGLC exits online sales
Starting today (March 8), licensed retailers in Alberta can sell cannabis online and then provide delivery.At the same time, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) is exiting the online cannabis s...
Mar 08, 2022
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum features new Virtual Locker Room software
The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has now updated the way you interact with its Honoured Members profiles. Through the new Hall of Fame Virtual Locker Room Software, visitors can search by sp...
Mar 08, 2022
Provincial government encouraging more women to seek careers in transportation industry
To help mark International Women's Day, the provincial government is celebrating a $3-million investment to help support women who are seeking job opportunities in the transportation sector.The fundin...
Mar 08, 2022