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Ken Ploen, two-way star who led Winnipeg to four Grey Cups, dead at 88
WINNIPEG - Ken Ploen, a two-way star who led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to four Grey Cup titles, has died at 88. The Blue Bombers confirmed Ploen's death in a statement Tuesday. A cause of death was no...
Feb 13, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Leafs defenceman Rielly suspended five games for cross-checking Greig
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly five games for his cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig. More coming. The Canadian Press
Feb 13, 2024
Funding secured by Lethbridge City Council for new safety program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - City council in Lethbridge continues to prioritize community safety.On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, council unanimously approved $200,000 in provincial grant funding aimed at increasin...
Feb 13, 2024
Police confirm identity of 101st victim of huge Maui wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) - The death toll from the wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, in August rose to 101 on Tuesday after Maui police confirmed the identity of one new victim, a 76-...
Feb 13, 2024
Ottawa and Northwest Territories sign $36-million health care deal
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has signed deals with the federal government that earmark $36 million for the territory's health system. Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says one deal will...
Feb 13, 2024
Saskatchewan Roughriders open CFL free agency with a huge bang
Jeremy O'Day opened CFL free agency with a huge bang. The Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager signed seven players Tuesday. Included was running back A.J. Ouellette, who ran for over 1,000 yards ...
Feb 13, 2024
Protest outside Mount Sinai Hospital 'reprehensible' show of antisemitism: Trudeau
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is denouncing a protest outside a Toronto hospital as a "reprehensible" display ofantisemitism as police say they are investigating several incidents that took ...
Feb 13, 2024
Lethbridge's Whitney Block given historic designation by council
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has named a new Municipal Historic Resource in the city.The three-storey Whitney Block, located at 411 3 Avenue South, has been designated as the 30th Municipa...
Feb 13, 2024
Bell CEO, other execs called to committee to testify over recent job cuts
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have invited several top executives from BCE Inc. and Bell Canada to testify later this month about the company's decision to cut about nine per cent of its workforce th...
Feb 13, 2024
Indonesians begin voting for a new president in one of the world's largest elections
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesians began choosing a new president Wednesday as the world's third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse just over 25 years since emerging f...
Feb 13, 2024