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Opioid-related deaths in Alberta decreased significantly in March 2022
EDMONTON, AB - Opioid-related deaths dropped 31 per cent in March 2022 in Alberta since peaking in December 2021. The province issued a news released on Friday, June 3, 2022 and noted that since the s...
Jun 03, 2022
NHL fines Oilers forward Kassian $2,500 for removing Avs defenceman Byram's helmet
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian US$2,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he removed the helmet off of Colorado defenceman Bowen Byram during Game 2 of the NHL Weste...
Jun 03, 2022
City of Lethbridge asks residents to register their pets
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's Community Animal Services is asking the city's residents to make sure pets are registered, in order to provide proof of ownership and updated contact information. Registr...
Jun 03, 2022
Nadal back in French Open final after injured Zverev stops
PARIS (AP) - Rafael Nadal has become the second-oldest men's finalist in French Open history after his semifinal opponent, Alexander Zverev, stopped playing Friday because of an injured right leg. Now...
Jun 03, 2022
World needs to up game against emerging infectious diseases: Dr. Theresa Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the world must erect better defences against transmissible diseases as climate change and other factors raise the risk we will see more emerging infe...
Jun 03, 2022
Trudeau to visit Norad, attend Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next week
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be attending next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles as President Joe Biden summons leaders to talk about what's ailing the Western Hemisphere...
Jun 03, 2022
Navarro indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. N...
Jun 03, 2022
Bernard Drainville, creator of Quebec values charter, back in politics with CAQ
QUEBEC - A prominent Quebec radio host and the man behind the Parti Qubcois' controversial values charter is making a return to provincial politics, this time under the Coalition Avenir Qubec banner. ...
Jun 03, 2022
Way, Razik, Jans, Desaulniers and Cooper to enter Canadian Squash Hall of Fame
A teenage Jamie Nicholls was working part-time at the Toronto Racquet Club in 1997 when he got a first-hand look at soon-to-be Canadian squash royalty. Coach Mike Way was guiding a who's who of domest...
Jun 03, 2022
Applications for Alberta Jobs Now reopen Friday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The provincial government is taking steps to help address a labour shortage in the province. Applications for Alberta Jobs Now reopen on Friday, June 3, 2022. Eligible employers can...
Jun 03, 2022