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Tennis ball wasteland? Game grapples with a fuzzy yellow recycling problem
NEW YORK (AP) - Tennis has a fuzzy yellow problem most players don't think about when they open can after can of fresh balls, or when umpires at U.S. Open matches make their frequent requests for "new...
Sep 06, 2023
Medicine Hat council approves $33 million in utility relief
MEDICINE HAT, AB - After a summer of skyrocketing power prices and utility bills, Medicine Hat City Council is giving customers immediate cost relief.Measures for interim "best of market" electricity ...
Sep 06, 2023
Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained about vomit-smeared seats
Air Canada says it has apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit. The airline said Tuesday that the passengers "cle...
Sep 06, 2023
Alberta's energy 'war room' is back with massive ad spend revealed in annual report
EDMONTON, AB - New documents outline a massive increase in public funding for the Canadian Energy Centre's campaign to change attitudes toward Alberta's oil and gas. An agency founded by Alberta's Uni...
Sep 06, 2023
Final arguments in Law Society case against former Alberta justice minister
CALGARY, AB - The lawyer for a former Alberta cabinet minister who is alleged to have broken the legal profession's code of conduct says complaints against his client were politically motivated, while...
Sep 06, 2023
'Senseless violence': Calgary police chief promising arrests after weekend riot
CALGARY, AB - Calgary's police chief says the people responsible for a riot between two Eritrean factions on the long weekend will be held accountable.Chief Const. Mark Neufeld told reporters Tuesday ...
Sep 06, 2023
Ombudsman says military underestimating mental health risks of domestic deployments
OTTAWA - Canada is underestimating the mental health impact domestic emergencies like wildfires and COVID-19 have had on the military reservists who respond to them, a new report says. Gregory Lick, t...
Sep 06, 2023
Canada sets forth into quarterfinal matchup against Slovenia at FIBA World Cup
MANILA, Philippines - Canada is set to take on Slovenia today in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup. Led by all-NBA guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the 15th-ranked Canadians enter...
Sep 06, 2023
Blinken visits Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine's efforts to push out Russia's forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Wednesday, hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian cap...
Sep 06, 2023
In the news today: Trudeau at ASEAN summit, evacuation order lifting in Yellowknife
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Indo-Pacific countries see a partner in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ha...
Sep 06, 2023