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Electoral reform, dinosaurs and 'spite': the 'Longest Ballot' protest, explained
OTTAWA - More than 200 candidates are running in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection, though only a handful have the support of official parties. Most of the rest are linked to a protest movement tha...
Jul 29, 2025
Assisted-living facility where fire killed 10 temporarily lost certification for mistreatment
A Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fire killed 10 people earlier this month temporarily lost its certification nearly a decade ago due to resident mistreatment, according to state regula...
Jul 29, 2025
CF Montreal defender Joel Waterman fined by MLS
NEW YORK - CF Montreal defender Joel Waterman has been fined by Major League Soccer for violating the league's policy regarding simulation/embellishment. The amount of the fine was undisclosed. The in...
Jul 29, 2025
City of Lethbridge to complete Economic Development Strategy
Funding has been approved for the City of Lethbridge to move forward with its new Economic Development Strategy (EDS).At its meeting on July 29, 2025, Lethbridge City Council approved a one-time grant...
Jul 29, 2025
Canadian O'Neill homers again as Orioles rout Blue Jays 16-4 in the opener of a doubleheader
BALTIMORE (AP) - Tyler O'Neill, of Maple Ridge, B.C., homered for a fourth straight game, and the Baltimore Orioles tied a major league record with five sacrifice flies on Tuesday in a 16-4 rout of th...
Jul 29, 2025
Groups can again apply for Alberta Restorative Justice Grant
Applications are now open for the Alberta Restorative Justice Grant.This fiscal year, there is $720,000 available to supports initiatives which seek to hold offenders accountable and repair relationsh...
Jul 29, 2025
Reports: Former Canada coach Bev Priestman touted to take over Wellington Phoenix FC
WELLINGTON - Bev Priestman, who lost her job as Canada coach in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal, is set to take over the Wellington Phoenix FC women's team in New Zealand, according...
Jul 29, 2025
Attack on military base in Burkina Faso kills about 50 soldiers, residents say
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - An attack by an armed group on a military base in northern Burkina Faso has left about 50 soldiers dead, according to accounts by a community leader and a resident on Tuesday. Th...
Jul 29, 2025
'Unbound by laws': B.C. court gives man 6 years for illegal sea cucumber fishing
NANAIMO - A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man with the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history to six years in prison for "ravaging the ocean and flouting the law." Sco...
Jul 29, 2025
O-negative blood donors desperately needed nationwide
Canadian Blood Services is calling on all donors and potential donors with O-negative blood to donate as soon as possible.According to the organization, O-negative blood is vital in emergency care, be...
Jul 29, 2025