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Shaq, Usher and Drake shows all highlight Super Bowl week
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal will return to the city where he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight championships. This time, O'Neal - who moonlights as DJ Diesel - will host his car...
Feb 08, 2022
Top 20 most popular television shows for the week
NEW YORK (AP) - Here's a list of the 20 most-watched television shows in prime time for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6, their networks and viewerships: 1. Winter Olympics (Sunday), NBC, 11 million. 2. Win...
Feb 08, 2022
Canada names final roster for Women's World Cup basketball qualifier in Japan
TORONTO - Olympic veterans Natalie Achonwa, Laeticia Amihere and Bridget Carleton will lead Canada at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 Qualifying Tournament. Canada opens Group C play Thursd...
Feb 08, 2022
Traffic slow through Alberta border crossing after being blocked again by protesters
COUTTS, Alta. - Traffic is flowing slowly through the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta this morning after protesters against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions blocked vehicles...
Feb 08, 2022
Conservatives split on whether convoy protest should stay or vacate Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Conservatives appear increasingly split over whether a protest against COVID-19 health restrictions in the nation's capital should stay or go. Many Tory members of Parliament have pledged ful...
Feb 08, 2022
United States allows shipments of P.E.I. potatoes to resume to Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will allow the resumption of shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to Puerto Rico. Exports to Puerto Rico and the con...
Feb 08, 2022
StatCan sees lessons in pandemic census to apply for next go-round in 2026
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada's overseer of the 2021 census says there are lessons for the agency to take from the pandemic count to apply to the next census go-round. Planning for a census starts almost...
Feb 08, 2022
New coach Bob Bradley sees progress with revamped Toronto FC roster
With only 14 returning players currently in camp, new Toronto FC head coach Bob Bradley has taken a sledgehammer to a roster that compiled a dismal 6-18-10 record last season. Brazil's Auro and fellow...
Feb 08, 2022
Alberta investing Millions for employment support
The government of Alberta is investing $6.5 Million to provide career and employment services to underserved Albertans. 41 grants were awarded as part of Alberta's Recovery Plan to help underemployed ...
Feb 08, 2022
Contract negotiations continue at the U of L
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Negotiations are continuing at the University of Lethbridge today. The talks resumed after the U of L Board of Governors withdrew its application to the Alberta Labour Relations Boa...
Feb 08, 2022