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Feds try to avoid Australian pitfalls in online news bill
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says it is learning from Australia's experience when it comes to requiring online giants to pay news outlets to use their content. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on...
Apr 06, 2022

Vesta Energy Ltd. acquires naming rights to Lacombe's Eastside Recreation Area
Lacombe city council has approved a proposal from Vesta Energy Ltd. to purchase the exclusive naming rights to the community's Eastside Recreation Area, creating the new Vesta Energy Fish & Fetch ...
Apr 06, 2022

Defendants deny claims of wrongdoing in fatal train derailment lawsuits
Defendants in lawsuits filed by families who lost loved ones in a British Columbia train derailment are denying any wrongdoing in the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees. The derailment...
Apr 06, 2022

Leona Alleslev officially enters Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - Former Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev has officially announced she's running for leadership of the party. Alleslev, who lost her Greater Toronto Area seat in last year's federal el...
Apr 06, 2022

Olds College Smart Farm receives funding for livestock production applied research
The Technology Access Centre for Livestock Production (TACLP) at Olds College has received $440,000 in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for enhancin...
Apr 06, 2022

Texas lawmakers to meet with woman facing execution
HOUSTON (AP) - A group of bipartisan Texas lawmakers planned on Wednesday to visit a death row inmate whose execution they are trying to stop amid doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old ...
Apr 06, 2022

Judge acquits man of misdemeanors in Capitol riot trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into the b...
Apr 06, 2022

Police: At least 5 gunmen involved in Sacramento shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Police believe at least five shooters were involved in the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento last weekend and that it was gang-related violence. The Sacramento police depa...
Apr 06, 2022

More cost overruns, delays coming for delivery of new navy, coast guard fleets
OTTAWA - Federal bureaucrats are warning that more cost overruns and delays are on the horizon for the delivery of new ships to Canada's navy and coast guard. The warnings come as the Liberal governme...
Apr 06, 2022

Canada star Alphonso Davies makes return from myocarditis in Champions League match
VILLARREAL, Spain - Alphonso Davies has been named to Bayern Munich's starting 11 for its Champions League quarterfinal Wednesday against Spain's Villarreal, marking the Canadian star's first match si...
Apr 06, 2022