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Vancouver Whitecaps hope to find calm seas with MLS win over St. Louis City SC
VANCOUVER - If you are a team trying to navigate out of stormy waters, playing St. Louis City SC might be a good course to plot. The Whitecaps (7-7-4) look to end a two-game losing streak against St. ...
Jun 28, 2024
Biden administration extends temporary legal status to 300,000 Haitians, drawing a contrast to Trump
SAN DIEGO (AP) - About 300,000 Haitians already in the United States will now be eligible for temporary legal status allowing them to remain in the U.S. and work because conditions in the strife-torn ...
Jun 28, 2024
Conditional Sentence for man charged following collision with Red Deer RCMP vehicle
A Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) of 18 months has been handed to a Red Deer man whose vehicle collided with the back of an RCMP vehicle over a year-and-a-half ago. Nathan Creighton, 33, was sentence...
Jun 28, 2024
Defenceman Nikita Zadorov to test free agent market: Canucks GM
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov appears to be headed to the free agent market. Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin says the team tried its best to sign the six-foot-six, 248-...
Jun 28, 2024
Veteran Ellie Black leads Canadian gymnastics team into Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Ellie Black is heading to a fourth Summer Games as part of Canada's gymnastics team competing at the Paris Olympics. The 28-year-old from Halifax, who becomes the first Canadian artistic gym...
Jun 28, 2024
Chinook's Edge board highlights
Board discusses provincial announcement regarding cell phones and social mediaThe board received a presentation from Jason Drent, Associate Superintendent, about the division's planned approach to imp...
Jun 28, 2024
Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to delay prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional in...
Jun 28, 2024
CUPE gives bargaining notice to Alberta school districts
On behalf of 10,000 school support employees across the province, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) served a notice to bargain for better wages to 41 school districts, including three in t...
Jun 28, 2024
Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County decreases in annual count
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-runnin...
Jun 28, 2024
Results from the 2024 Alberta Men's Amateur Championship
Local golfers came close to finishing atop the leaderboard at the 2024 Alberta Men's Amateur Championship, which took place June 25-27 at The Derrick Golf and Winter Club in Edmonton.Glencoe's (Calgar...
Jun 28, 2024