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South Country Co-op partners on southern Alberta battery recycling program
Recycling batteries in southern Alberta has become a little bit easier.South Country Co-op has officially launched the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program across all its retail locations.The partn...
Jul 17, 2025
Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who went missing in the St. Lawrence River on Tuesday night. Police said their divers found the man's body at around 6:30...
Jul 17, 2025
Coaldale man to chair regional health advisory council
A member of Coaldale town council will play a key role in shaping southern Alberta's new regional healthcare zone.The Alberta Government, through a ministerial order, has appointed Jacen Abrey as the ...
Jul 17, 2025
Canada's Olivia Smith signed by Arsenal for world record women's soccer fee
Canada forward Olivia Smith became the most expensive player in women's soccer history at a reported one million pounds (US$1.34 million) when Arsenal signed her from Liverpool on Thursday. The new be...
Jul 17, 2025
Just 1 in 4 US adults say Trump's policies have helped them, a new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President Donald Trump's policies have helped them since he took office, according to a new poll that finds underwhelming marks for him...
Jul 17, 2025
Canada's Olivia Smith signed by Arsenal for women's world record 1M pounds
Canada forward Olivia Smith has become the first women's soccer player to be signed for one million pounds ($1.34 million). Arsenal signed Smith from Liverpool on Thursday reportedly for the world rec...
Jul 17, 2025
Zelenskyy shakes up Ukrainian Cabinet, appointing new prime minister to reinvigorate war effort
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's economy minister and the key negotiator in the mineral deal with the U.S, Yuliia Svyrydenko, has been appointed as new prime minister, becoming its first new head of gov...
Jul 17, 2025
A parish priest and several injured as airstrikes hit a Gaza church
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Strikes hit the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza on Thursday morning, injuring several people including the parish priest, officials with the Catholic Church said. ...
Jul 17, 2025
In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Defence spending to boost Canada's economy: report Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the eco...
Jul 17, 2025
Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report
OTTAWA - Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economi...
Jul 17, 2025