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School board association could fight Quebec's education bill, with federal help
QUEBEC - The association representing Quebec's English-language school boards has been granted federal money to challenge a major Quebec education-reform bill, its vice-president says, days after...
Feb 10, 2020
B.C.'s Tristan Connelly to fight Brazilian in Portland in next UFC outing
TORONTO - B.C. lightweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Brazil's Alex da Silva on April 11 in a UFC Fight Night card in Portland. The main event at the Moda Center features hea...
Feb 10, 2020
Green Certificate Program helps students harvest careers in agriculture
A program that started in 1976 to prepare high school students for careers in agriculture is still going strong.For the 2019-2020 school year, the Green Certificate Program (GCP) has 1038 students reg...
Feb 10, 2020 A student undergoes testing as part of the province's Green Certificate Program. (Supplied)
Olds College hosts athletics scholarship breakfast
Olds College hosted their second annual Broncos Scholarship Breakfast Saturday morning as a fundraiser for scholarships for their student-athletes.Olds College has 154 student athletes on ten differen...
Feb 10, 2020
Arrests made as anti-pipeline protesters block Vancouver ports, defy injunction
VANCOUVER - Police have begun enforcing a court injunction preventing protesters from blocking several entrances to the Port of Vancouver and at DeltaPort, south of the city. Officers arrived at ...
Feb 10, 2020
'Reaper of death:' Fearsome new dinosaur species discovered in Alberta
CALGARY - A fearsome lizard with a name meaning "reaper of death" is the first new tyrannosaur species to be identified in Canada in 50 years, say researchers with the University of Calgary ...
Feb 10, 2020
Buttigieg on defence as rivals aim to blunt his momentum
DOVER, N.H. - Pete Buttigieg has been on defence all weekend as his Democratic presidential rivals attacked him on everything from his struggle to connect with black voters to accepting campaign contr...
Feb 10, 2020
Cheer up! Alouettes cheerleading squad to return in 2020 after all
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes will have cheerleaders on the field this upcoming CFL season. The team announced Monday that it is reversing an earlier decision to cut its cheerleading squad after r...
Feb 10, 2020
Canada ousted from Fed Cup Finals by Switzerland despite Fernandez's upset win
BIEL, Switzerland - Leylah Annie Fernandez's stunning two-set upset of world No. 5 Belinda Bencic was a highlight for Canada despite losing to Switzerland 3-1 on Saturday in the qualifying tie fo...
Feb 10, 2020
Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought the promise of an investment agreement with Ethiopia and $10 million to help empower African women to the table Saturday as he continued h...
Feb 10, 2020