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'All options still on the table' for limiting plastics production: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty including putting legislated caps on how ...
Apr 30, 2024
Leafs star Auston Matthews (illness) briefly skates ahead of must-win Game 5
BOSTON - Auston Matthews took part in the Maple Leafs' optional morning skate ahead of Toronto's must-win Game 5 against the Boston Bruins down 3-1 in the teams' first-round playoff series. The 69-goa...
Apr 30, 2024
Elks take linebacker Mauga-Clements first overall in CFL global draft
TORONTO - The Edmonton Elks selected linebacker Eteva Mauga-Clements first overall in the CFL's global draft Tuesday. The six-foot-four, 218-pound Mauga-Clements, from American Samoa, last played foot...
Apr 30, 2024
Red Deer Catholic names St. Patrick's teacher as Edwin Parr Award nominee
A teacher at Red Deer Catholic's (RDCRS) St. Patrick's Community School is the division's 2024 nominee for the Zone 4 Edwin Parr Award.The award, given out by the Alberta School Board Association (ASB...
Apr 30, 2024
Haiti's transitional council names new prime minister in hopes of quelling stifling violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's newly installed transitional presidential council chose former Sports Minister Fritz Belizaire as the country's prime minister Tuesday as it presses forward in its...
Apr 30, 2024
Walk this Sunday in Red Deer to remember all missing & murdered Indigenous people
A solemn walk to remember all Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) is happening in Red Deer on May 5, or what is known nationally as Red Dress Day.The walk begins at 8 a.m. with an opening...
Apr 30, 2024
Spy watchdog warns of 'significant legal risks' if cyberops breach international law
OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says Canada's electronic spy agency needs to clearly spell out how its cyberoperations comply with international law. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agenc...
Apr 30, 2024
London Drugs probes if personal data was breached in cyber incident that shut stores
VANCOUVER - London Drugs is investigating whether personal data was compromised in a cybersecurity incident that prompted the company to close all of its stores across Western Canada until further not...
Apr 30, 2024
Bedard, Faber, Hughes named finalists for NHL's rookie of the year award
NEW YORK - Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard, Minnesota Wild defenceman Brock Faber and New Jersey Devils defenceman Luke Hughes are the finalists for this season's Calder Memorial Trophy. The t...
Apr 30, 2024
Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland's motion to introduce budget bill
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains tax rates in a stand-alone bill. The most controversial measure from her recent feder...
Apr 30, 2024