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Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA playoffs have begun with no clear championship favorite, and that appears to be good news for ABC and ESPN. The opening-round schedule of five games last weekend on the network...
Apr 19, 2022
Province announces $319M to support Alberta jobs and training
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government is announcing additional funding to help Albertans get back to work and in the careers they want.Under the Alberta at Work initiative, Premier Jason Kenney says...
Apr 19, 2022
Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture
Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them. Athletes overseen by Gymnastics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada Skel...
Apr 19, 2022
Survivors testify as trial of alleged Quebec sword attacker resumes after COVID delay
QUEBEC - A man who was out for a walk in Quebec City on Halloween night 2020 told a court today he first thought it was a joke when a man wearing a disguise and brandishing a sword approached him. But...
Apr 19, 2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
REGINA - Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of C...
Apr 19, 2022
Blood Tribe Police arrest two on drug trafficking and child endangerment charges
BLOOD TRIBE, AB - Officers have apprehended two men on charges related to the drug trade while service providers aim to protect two young children.On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the Blood Tribe Police S...
Apr 19, 2022
MOU signed to convert coal mine in Crowsnest Pass to renewable energy complex
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Montem Resources has officially announced plans to turn one of their historical coal mines into a facility that would generate multiple types of green energy.The company has signe...
Apr 19, 2022
First deadline arrives for Conservative leadership race, 10 days until final one
OTTAWA - At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. British Columbia MP Marc Dalto...
Apr 19, 2022
Canada names Putin's two adult daughters in new round of sanctions over invasion
OTTAWA - The federal government has hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters. Maria Vorontsova, 36, and her 35-year-old...
Apr 19, 2022
B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is looking to other places to solve its nursing shortage, starting with financial support to help internationally trained nurses get registered and licensed faster. The He...
Apr 19, 2022