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Lacombe rec & culture programs approved for annual grants
The City of Lacombe is sharing its list of initiatives approved for 2022 Recreation & Culture grants.This is the ninth year of the program, which funds projects that enhance the quality of life fo...
Mar 24, 2022

Design for national LGBTQ2+ monument inspired by thundercloud and disco balls
OTTAWA - A national LGBTQ2+ monument - inspired by a dramatic thundercloud - is to be built in Ottawa by 2025. The winning design, featuring a silver mirrored mosaic interior influenced by a thunderhe...
Mar 24, 2022

Alberta RCMP teams with CBSA to halt 3D firearms operation
The Alberta RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently joined forces to halt an operation involving 3D printed firearms.On February 16, 2022, CBSA officers at the Vancouver International M...
Mar 24, 2022

Federal NDP says N.L. offshore oil project hard to justify; energy minister unfazed
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Energy Minister says he's unfazed by comments from the federal New Democrats saying the Liberal government will have a tough time justifying an approval ...
Mar 24, 2022

UN blames Russia for Ukraine humanitarian crisis, urges aid
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution blaming Russia for humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for million...
Mar 24, 2022

Beef emerging as sticking point in free trade talks between Canada and Britain
OTTAWA - A potential clash over hormone-treated Canadian beef is emerging as a sticking point as free trade talks between Canada and Britain formally begin. U.K. Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan a...
Mar 24, 2022

Toronto Six intend to make semifinal bye work for them in Isobel Cup
Caught at the finish line for the regular-season title, the Toronto Six can still claim the Premier Hockey League's ultimate crown and hoist the Isobel Cup on Monday. The Six are the No. 2 seed headin...
Mar 24, 2022

NYC mayor allows unvaccinated athletes play home games
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's mayor exempted athletes and performers from the city's vaccine mandate following weeks of pressure from the sports world after the rule kept Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Ir...
Mar 24, 2022

Canada under the gun as NATO allies to present defence spending plans by June
BRUSSELS - Canada faces fresh pressure to increase its defence spending as the head of the NATO military alliance says leaders have agreed to present plans by June on investing billions of additional ...
Mar 24, 2022

ISU replaces commentators, apologizes for vulgar comment aimed at Canada's Duhamel
The International Skating Union has apologized and replaced its world championship commentators for vulgar comments aimed at Canadian Meagan Duhamel. British commentator Simon Reed called Duhamel, a t...
Mar 24, 2022