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Cause still sought and may never be known in Calgary daycare E. coli breakout
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's chief medical officer says the exact cause of a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares may never be known.Dr. Mark Joffe said investigators are checking thousands of piec...
Sep 19, 2023
Rebels trade Burlock to Victoria
Red Deer Rebels Owner, President and General Manager Brent Sutter announced on Tuesday that the club has completed a trade with the Victoria Royals. The Rebels have traded forward Escalus Burlock ('06...
Sep 19, 2023
Temple University says acting president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing on stage
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Temple University acting president JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage at a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and str...
Sep 19, 2023
Hurricane Nigel strengthens, gaining Category 2 status far from land out in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Nigel powered up to Category 2 storm status on Tuesday afternoon and could intensify further before it starts weakening in coming days far out over the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. ...
Sep 19, 2023
Hardeep Nijjar met CSIS every week before killing that Trudeau links to India: son
VANCOUVER - The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, i...
Sep 19, 2023
After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina says it has secured drug to resume lethal injections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state's first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. The pa...
Sep 19, 2023
Sikh community 'reeling' on news of India interference in death: B.C.'s AG says
British Columbia's attorney general says the community is reeling over news that the Canadian government is investigating a link between the shooting death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the ...
Sep 19, 2023
Canada signs $3-billion deal to finance nuclear power in Romania
OTTAWA - Canada is helping to finance two new nuclear reactors in Romania, which that country's energy minister says will help diminish Russia's ability to use its energy exports as a weapon. Canadian...
Sep 19, 2023
Shoreline grading in Sylvan Lake
On September 20, Town crews will be performing shoreline grading along the Sylvan Lake Park waterfront. The grading: Levels out islands of sand created by dropping water levels Reduces harmless, but u...
Sep 19, 2023
Trial dates set for Olds man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting female youth
Trial dates have now been set for a man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a central Alberta youth.Dean Humphrey, 34, a resident of Olds, AB, is scheduled for trial in Calgary Court of Justi...
Sep 19, 2023