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Soroptimists now accepting applications for three awards
Soroptimist International of Central Alberta is now accepting applications for its Live Your Dream Awards, Violet Richardson Awards and the Ruby Award - For Women helping Women. The deadline for all a...
Oct 19, 2023
Alberta Sheep Breeders' Association Symposium
Grey Wooded Forage Association (GWFA) is proud to support the 2023 Alberta Sheep Breeders' Association Symposium in Red Deer.This event which runs from Oct. 19-21, 2023, is described as a premier oppo...
Oct 19, 2023
Innisfail drug trafficking investigation leads to three arrests
Three people are being charged in relation to a drug trafficking investigation that began last month based in Innisfail.Innisfail RCMP enlisted assistance from Blackfalds, Sylvan Lake and Ponoka detac...
Oct 19, 2023
Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle out day-to-day with upper-body injury
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday. Guhle, who did not practise on Thursday, left Tuesday's 5-2 loss t...
Oct 19, 2023
10th Glencross Invitational goes Oct. 19 at RDP
The 10th annual Glencross Invitational Charity Hockey Tournament runs Oct. 19 at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.Named for former NHLer Curtis Glencross, the event raises money for the Hockey A...
Oct 19, 2023
Matt Dunstone dumps top-ranked Brendan Bottcher at Grand Slam's Tour Challenge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Matt Dunstone defeated Brendan Bottcher 7-1 in a battle of Canadian skips on Thursday morning at the Grand Slam's HearingLife Tour Challenge. Dunstone, from Kamloops, B.C., score...
Oct 19, 2023
Anti-discrimination efforts falling short in the public service: auditor general
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says Canada's efforts to combat racism and discrimination in major departments and agencies are falling short. Auditor General Karen Hogan found in a report releas...
Oct 19, 2023
Five things to know about the auditor general's reports on the federal public service
OTTAWA - A new round of reports from auditor general is once again revealing gaps and delays across the federal public service, including on access to antimicrobial drugs, the processing of immigratio...
Oct 19, 2023
Auditor general calls for online application portal for refugees amid severe backlogs
OTTAWA - Refugees are being left behind by Canada's oversized immigration backlogs, and the federal auditor general is calling on the government to immediately create a way for them to apply online. A...
Oct 19, 2023
Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawl...
Oct 19, 2023