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City of Lacombe amends Land Use Bylaw for housing flexibility and affordability
Lacombe city council approved changes to the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) to give developers more flexibility in providing increased affordable housing options for residents.The City says the LUB changes stem...
Apr 1, 2024
Anti-carbon tax protest kicks off at Walsh, vehicles line the Trans-Canada Highway near border
A peaceful protest against a planned increase to the federal carbon tax got underway Monday at the Alberta-Saskatchewan border near Walsh.About 50 vehicles were lined up on the westbound side of the T...
Apr 1, 2024
Italy's Retornaz beats Canada's Gushue 7-6 at world men's curling championship
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Italy's Joel Retornaz drew the four-foot ring in an extra end for a 7-6 victory over Canada's Brad Gushue on Monday at the world men's curling championship. It was the firs...
Apr 1, 2024
Gosling cousins make women's world hockey championship debuts together
Julia and Nicole Gosling agree they like playing with each other a lot more than playing against each other. The cousins from London, Ont., have done both in their hockey careers. They've gone head to...
Apr 1, 2024
Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
The 2024 version of March Madness has apexed with a trio of streak busters in the desert. N.C. State is in the Final Four for the first time since Jim Valvano ran around trying to find someone to hug ...
Apr 1, 2024
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benoît Pelletier dies at 64
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benot Pelletier has died in Mexico at age 64. In a statement announcing his death, his family described him as an attentive husband and devoted father who was de...
Apr 1, 2024
Welcome, newcomers: Soto, Burnes and Chapman have made strong impressions after switching teams
Corbin Burnes threw six one-hit innings in his Baltimore debut, and Matt Chapman homered twice in his second game with San Francisco. That all paled in comparison to what Juan Soto did in his first se...
Apr 1, 2024
CPP Investments and Bridgepoint sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media
TORONTO - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and investment manager Bridgepoint have signed a deal to sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media, the company behind Formula One auto racing. The transact...
Apr 1, 2024
In the news for today: Carbon price increase today and Biz boost from solar eclipse
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... What to know about today's carbon price increase The national price on pollutio...
Apr 1, 2024
Rescuers look for improved tides this week in effort to save orphaned B.C. whale
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The tides are expected to be more promising this week in the northern Vancouver Island lagoon where an orphaned orca so far can't be convinced to leave. Work to coax the two-year-old ...
Apr 1, 2024