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Texas flood to create safety planning 'ripple effect' at Canadian camps: organizers
EDMONTON - Canadian summer camp organizers say they expect a ripple effect of bolstered emergency plans and preparations this summer after more than two dozen campers and camp counsellors were killed ...
Jul 09, 2025
Ottawa Rapid forward Delaney Baie Pridham turning heads in Northern Super League
Time at the cabin has helped Ottawa Rapid FC on the field in the inaugural Northern Super League season. Knowing they had a new team in a new league, Ottawa's braintrust looked for ways to build bonds...
Jul 09, 2025
Alberta has highest measles cases per capita in North America as summer travel gets underway
Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying experts who say summer events could push case counts even higher.The province's former chief medical officers of hea...
Jul 09, 2025
Armed forces needs to strengthen screening to weed out extremists: expert
OTTAWA - An expert in extremism says recent arrests linked to an alleged plot to create an anti-government militia show the Canadian Armed Forces needs to do a better job of vetting at the recruitment...
Jul 09, 2025
The Conservative party raised a record amount in 2024 — and spent even more
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives raised a record amount of money in 2024 and ramped up their spending in a major way ahead of the federal election, according to records filed with Elections Canada. ...
Jul 09, 2025
Winnipeg Blue Bombers to add colourful Tyrone Jones to Ring of Honour
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will add Tyrone Jones to their Ring of Honour posthumously. Jones, of St. Mary's, Ga. played a combined eight seasons over two tenures with Winnipeg, helping the f...
Jul 09, 2025
Defence expected to find operational savings even as budget balloons: Ottawa
OTTAWA - Ottawa is expecting national defence to find places to cut its day-to-day spending even as the department's overall budget balloons in the coming years. Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Cham...
Jul 09, 2025
Canadian middleweight Tamm Thibeault excited to be fighting at Madison Square Garden
No stranger to big fights as a two-time Olympian and former world amateur champion, Canadian boxer Tammara (Tamm) Thibeault looks forward to stepping into the ring Friday at Madison Square Garden. The...
Jul 09, 2025
Lacombe Research and Development Centre to host open house on Friday
The Lacombe Research and Development Centre is inviting the public to attend its open house during Lacombe Days this Friday.On July 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the centre located at 6000 C&E Trail...
Jul 09, 2025
Sundre area sets July 8 temperature record
The Sundre area set a new record high temperature for July 8 on Tuesday.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the Sundre area reached a daytime high of 31.8 degrees Celsius on Tue...
Jul 09, 2025