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Alberta RCMP issue more than 2,300 tickets over long weekend
RED DEER, AB - Over the Heritage Day long weekend, the Alberta RCMP said it conducted traffic safety enforcement across the province.Between August 4-7, 2023, RCMP confirm they issued a total of 2,317...
Aug 10, 2023
Updated Traffic Safety Act a ‘game-changer': tow truck company
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Newly announced updates to the Traffic Safety Act are being received positively by some in the industries it impacts.Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen ma...
Aug 10, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and family heading to B.C. on vacation this week
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau and his family are vacationing in British Columbia for just over a week, the Prime Minister's Office says. The PMO is not specifying where they will be staying, but says they a...
Aug 10, 2023
Meeting in Pincher Creek as AHS aims to prevent emergency department closures
PINCHER CREEK, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is looking for ways in which it can prevent further closures at the Pincher Creek Health Centre's emergency department.AHS has scheduled an in-person ...
Aug 10, 2023
At least 36 people have died in fires burning through Hawaii, county reports
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website Wednesday evening. Wildfires, whipped by strong winds f...
Aug 10, 2023
In the news today: Fed's clean electricity regulations and autoworkers talk contracts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Clean electricity regulations expected today Environment Minister Steven Guilbe...
Aug 10, 2023
Federal government expected to release new clean electricity regulations today
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is expected to announce the country's draft clean electricity regulations today. The government has set a target of making the electricity grid net-zero...
Aug 10, 2023
Canadian basketball leagues names top players, coach for 2023 season
Teddy Allen of the Winnipeg Sea Bears has been named the Most Valuable Player in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Allen was among the league's leaders in numerous categories in 2023, including le...
Aug 09, 2023
Canadian men lose to 15th-ranked Tonga in rugby test match in Nuku'alofa
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga - Tonga ran in four tries and survived a sending off early in the second half en route to a 28-3 rugby win over Canada on Wednesday. The 15th-ranked Pacific Islanders are gearing up ...
Aug 09, 2023
Blue Jays use Springer's solo homer and Gausman's 6 strikeouts to beat Guardians 1-0
CLEVELAND (AP) - George Springer homered in the first inning and Kevin Gausman struck out six in a combined six-hitter, helping the Toronto Blue Jays to a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on W...
Aug 09, 2023