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White House champions summit initiatives despite no-shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The White House on Wednesday pushed back against the notion that the absence of several key leaders from this week's Summit for the Americas amounts to a backslide for democracy as ...
Jun 08, 2022

Cancelling friendly a 'tough decision' for Canadian soccer team: captain
VANCOUVER - Refusing to play a friendly game against Panama on Sunday was a decision the Canadian men's soccer team didn't take lightly, says Atiba Hutchinson. Locked in a prolonged contract dispute w...
Jun 08, 2022

Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee ...
Jun 08, 2022

Province expands digital overdose reporting mobile app
The Alberta Government has expanded what it calls the Digital Overdose Response System (DORS), a mobile app which aims to prevent fatal overdoses when using opioids and other substances at home, acros...
Jun 08, 2022

Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Wiens dive in to synchro partnership
CALGARY - Two Olympic divers from Canada are about to take their new partnership out for an international spin. Montreal's Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens of Pike Lake, Sask., who made their Oly...
Jun 08, 2022

Oz wins Pa. Senate primary ahead of showdown with Fetterman
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate primary on Wednesday, narrowly defeating former h...
Jun 08, 2022

New members appointed to anti-racism council
The provincial government says appointing eight public members will give the Alberta Anti-Racism Advisory Council more resources and a renewed commitment to tackle racism.Government officials say the ...
Jun 08, 2022

Treehouse Youth Theatre set to open third annual One-Act Festival
Treehouse Youth Theatre presents its One-Act Festival, from June 9-18, at the Red Deer Memorial Centre's Nickel Studio.The third annual event is put together entirely by participants, using what's cal...
Jun 08, 2022

PM tabs chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated accomplished lawyer Philippe Dufresne to be the next federal privacy commissioner. Dufresne is the chief legal officer of the House of Commons and ...
Jun 08, 2022

Longtime Curling Canada coach Paul Webster to coach Team Bottcher for full quad
In his long career as a curling coach, Paul Webster has always been excited to share the things he knows about the sport. The pandemic break gave him a chance to improve his listening ability too. He ...
Jun 08, 2022