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Ukraine seeks Canada's help in selling peace plan to skeptical states, more demining
OTTAWA - Ukraine is calling on Canada to help it sell a peace plan with Russia to developing countries who have taken a neutral stance on Moscow's invasion. Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro K...
Aug 24, 2023
New strains of clubroot discovered in Western Canadian crops
EDMONTON, AB - University of Alberta researchers have found new clubroot strains capable of infecting canola plants bred to resist the disease.Now, a variety of management strategies are needed to cou...
Aug 24, 2023
Race walker Dunfee picks up another 4th-place finish at World Athletics Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Evan Dunfee finished just shy of a podium finish for the second time at the World Athletics Championships. The race walker from Richmond, B.C., placed fourth in the men's 35-kilome...
Aug 24, 2023
Southern Alberta non-profits to receive combined $1 million in grants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than two dozen local community organizations are set to receive new funding.The Government of Canada said it will support 21 local projects with a total of $610,000 through its C...
Aug 24, 2023
Canadian Table Tennis Championships in Hay River cancelled due to N.W.T. wildfires
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The Canadian Table Tennis Championships scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in Hay River, N.W.T., have been cancelled due to the ongoing wildfire situation in the territory, Table Tennis Nor...
Aug 24, 2023
Keith Spicer, Canada's first official languages commissioner, dead at 89
OTTAWA - Keith Spicer, Canada's first commissioner of official languages, died Thursday in Ottawa at 89. Canadians who closely followed the constitutional debates of the early 1990s might remember him...
Aug 24, 2023
Canada Basketball announces final roster ahead of FIBA World Cup
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Canada Basketball announced its final roster for the senior team heading into the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup on Thursday. The team will be led by all-NBA first team guard Sha...
Aug 24, 2023
Brooks RCMP investigating shooting
UPDATE - August 24, 2023 @ 3:33 p.m.BROOKS, AB - An incident in Brooks that sent a man to hospital was found to have been the result of an accidental firearm discharge.At approximately 1:09 a.m. on Au...
Aug 24, 2023
Wallets could become relic of the past as mobile payments rise: Interac
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Interac says mobile debit payments in stores jumped 53 per cent over the past 12 months, while e-commerce purchases rose 17 per cent.The survey shows the trends were driven by Gen Z, ...
Aug 24, 2023
Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll
As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live. ...
Aug 24, 2023