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Aspire Special Needs to host free summer socialization program
Starting July 2 at the Rotary Picnic Park, parents are welcome to bring their children to Aspire Special Needs' Park It program, a drop-in play service for kids of all ages and diverse needs."It offer...
Jun 19, 2024

MPs hit summer campaign circuit as election year looms
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament poured out of the House of Commons into the stifling air of an Ottawa heat wave Wednesday, heading back to their constituencies for the summer barbecue and festival circ...
Jun 19, 2024

Public hearing for VPD sergeant accused of sexual misconduct by officers and students
VICTORIA - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner in British Columbia has called its first ever public hearing into allegations of sexualized misconduct against a Vancouver police officer who...
Jun 19, 2024

Olivia McAuley awarded Schulich Leader Scholarship
Olivia McAuley, a student at cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School, has been selected as a 2024 Schulich Leader. Officials with Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) say this prestigious scholar...
Jun 19, 2024

Olympic sprinter Knighton allowed to run at US trials after contamination case
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Sprinter Erriyon Knighton tested positive for a banned substance that an arbitration panel determined came from contaminated meat, a decision that keeps the 200-meter specialist el...
Jun 19, 2024

Provincial government releases third impact report on proposed emissions cap
In December 2023, the Government of Canada proposed a regulatory framework for an oil and gas sector emissions cap as part of its goal to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. In response, the Gover...
Jun 19, 2024

Kings acquire goaltender Darcy Kuemper from Capitals for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Kings acquired goaltender Darcy Kuemper from the Washington Capitals for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois in a trade of high-priced, underachieving players on Wednesday. Ku...
Jun 19, 2024

Canada's Alena Sharp excited for major return at KPMG Women's PGA Championship
It's been three years since Hamilton's Alena Sharp played in a major and she feels like her game has evolved to better suit the best-on-best women's golf tournament. The 43-year-old Sharp joins Brooke...
Jun 19, 2024

Ottawa moves forward on threat to use federal powers to help Quebec caribou
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he's moving forward on his threat to invoke federal powers to protect Quebec's declining woodland caribou herds. Guilbeault said today th...
Jun 19, 2024

Weather helping keep wildfire away from N.W.T community as residents remain out
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - A wildfire that has forced hundreds out of a community in the Northwest Territories is growing, but strong winds continue to force it away from the town. Fire officials say no...
Jun 19, 2024