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U of L and Bow Valley College announce new supply chain management program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge (U of L) and Bow Valley College in Calgary are offering a new program for a high-demand profession.The two schools have announced the creation of the Busi...
Nov 07, 2023
Government seeking feedback to improve elections
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is looking for feedback from the public and stakeholders on the Local Authorities Elections Act and the Municipal Government Act.Two new surveys are giving Alb...
Nov 07, 2023
NBA Notebook: Brooks enjoying strong start to season with new team Rockets
Dillon Brooks has been a "luxury" for the Houston Rockets, according to new head coach Ime Udoka. Brooks has enjoyed an impressive start to the 2023-24 season with his new team. The native of Mississa...
Nov 07, 2023
Alberta government report on safe consumption 'pseudoscience,' says medical journal
A paper in a prominent medical journal says an Alberta government report that influenced safe drug consumption policy is so badly flawed it's harming people and should be withdrawn. The paper in the C...
Nov 07, 2023
Federal Fisheries Department doing a poor job of monitoring fishing industry: report
OTTAWA - A new report slams the federal Fisheries Department for failing to properly monitor Canada's commercial fishing industry. The report from the federal environment commissioner, Jerry DeMarco, ...
Nov 07, 2023
Captain Lucas Rumball to return to Toronto Arrows for a sixth MLR season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed captain Lucas Rumball, the Major League Rugby franchise's first-ever signing. The 28-year-old flanker returns for a sixth season with his hometown club. Rum...
Nov 07, 2023
Montreal police investigating two firebombings at Jewish institutions
Montreal police are investigating overnight firebombings at two Jewish institutions in the on-island suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Police spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier says incendiary devices caused ...
Nov 07, 2023
U.S. dismisses charges against Saskatoon mother accused of faking deaths
SASKATOON - A United States court has dismissed charges against a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her death and that of her child before they crossed the border. Dawn Walker was given a one-year ...
Nov 07, 2023
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve a gun law that protects domestic violence victims
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. In their first guns case since la...
Nov 07, 2023
Canada's emissions reduction plan falling short: environment commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada's detailed plan to reach its greenhouse-gas emissions targets in 2030 is coming up short, the federal environment commissioner said Tuesday in a new audit. Jerry DeMarco did a deep div...
Nov 07, 2023