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AIMCo CEO rejects fossil fuel divestment as investment strategy
CALGARY, AB - The CEO of the Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) says divesting from fossil fuels is the opposite approach pension funds should be taking if they want to help solve the climate...
Sep 21, 2022
Mounties in N.W.T. search for suspect after 1 dead, others injured in stabbing
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - RCMP in the Northwest Territories are looking for a suspect in a stabbing that has left one dead and others injured. Mounties told residents in Fort Good Hope on Tuesday night...
Sep 21, 2022
Oilers boast talent needed for a playoff run, but know a long season lies ahead
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers officially began training camp Wednesday, but a lot of the talk in the Alberta capital is already focused on what the team is going to be doing in April. After getting t...
Sep 21, 2022
Grants available for continuing care home modernization
Operators of continuing care homes in Alberta could be eligible for a one-time grant to replace, upgrade or renovate aged existing facilities.Alberta Health is accepting project proposals through the ...
Sep 21, 2022
Local Mounties respond to alleged online threats
Red Deer City RCMP and local school officials are reminding the community that online threats are taken very seriously. The reminder comes through a note to parents at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive Hi...
Sep 21, 2022
De Grasse, other Canadian athletes, transcend sport in changing marketing world
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse launched his own signature wine at a posh party on Tuesday night, with a strip of red Mondo track and a pair of starting blocks in place of a traditional red carpet. Casa Lom...
Sep 21, 2022
Canada Soccer makes new contract offer to men's and women's players
Canada Soccer has made a new offer to its players in a bid to resolve their ongoing contract impasse. Earl Cochrane, Canada Soccer's general secretary, said a "comprehensive compensation offer" was ma...
Sep 21, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays demote Merryweather, recall Griffin from Triple-A Buffalo
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays optioned reliever Julian Merryweather to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday afternoon and recalled left-hander Foster Griffin from the Bisons. Merryweather's demotion came a...
Sep 21, 2022
Conservatives may support part of the Liberal government's affordability plan
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are opening the door to supporting part of the Liberal government's affordability plan in one of their first moves with Pierre Poilievre as the new party leader. Tor...
Sep 21, 2022
Family: 2 American veterans captured in Ukraine released
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Two U.S. military veterans who disappeared while fighting Russia with Ukrainian forces have been released after about three months in captivity, relatives said Wednesday. Alex ...
Sep 21, 2022