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Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine won't enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees against another offensive. Zelenskyy added Friday's contentious spat w...
Feb 28, 2025
Gretzky super fan, memorabilia market undeterred by outrage over Trump connection
EDMONTON - Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky might be in the penalty box in the minds of many Canadians right now, but one Alberta-based superfan says his admiration for the Great One remains intact. "Wayne...
Feb 28, 2025
Trudeau announces appointment of B.C. executive to Senate
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate's few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister's Office says in a news releas...
Feb 28, 2025
Alberta running back Oshinubi earns spot at CFL's national combine
WATERLOO, ONTARIO - Speed and strength earned Ope Oshinubi a spot in the CFL's national combine. The Alberta running back was among 11 players from the CFL's invitational combine to earn berths to the...
Feb 28, 2025
Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case. Ivey said Myers, who was facing exec...
Feb 28, 2025
Laurie St-Georges' curling team changes after near miss in Tournament of Hearts
LAVAL, Que. - Laurie St-Georges' curling team has partially disbanded after narrowly missing the playoffs at the Canadian women's curling championship. St-Georges, vice Jamie Sinclair, second Emily Ri...
Feb 28, 2025
Southern Alberta reservoirs doing better than 2024, but still below norms
With spring on the horizon, the City of Lethbridge has resumed weekly reporting of water levels in the area's reservoirs.As of Friday, February 28, 2025, the City says two of three local reservoirs ar...
Feb 28, 2025
Blue Jays top Tigers 10-7 to snap two-game skid in spring training
DUNEDIN - The Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run fourth inning to earn a 10-7 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday in spring training action. It was a split-squad game for the Blue Jays (4-2), who w...
Feb 28, 2025
Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season for treatment and rehabilitation of his left knee
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season, with the Philadelphia 76ers saying Friday he will focus on treatment and rehabilitation of his left knee. Embiid was already set to mi...
Feb 28, 2025
Ottawa tells First Nations chiefs committee to sort out child welfare talks with AFN
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says Ottawa needs the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and a committee trying to renegotiate a child welfare agreement to decide who's leading the talk...
Feb 28, 2025