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Oilers goaltender Mike Smith to start Game 2, Avalanche counterpart Darcy Kuemper out
DENVER - Mike Smith will be back in the crease for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference final. Colorado counterpart Darcy Kuemper, meanwhile, is out with an upper-body injury and wo...
Jun 02, 2022
Aspiring GM Deidre Donaldson appreciative of CFL's Women in Football program
GUELPH, Ont. - Deidre Donaldson can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. The Brampton, Ont., native is completing her four-week stint with the Toronto Argonauts as part of the CFL's inaugural ...
Jun 02, 2022
Jason Nixon to serve as acting Alberta Minister of Finance
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney announced today that Jason Nixon has accepted the role of acting Minister of Finance.The cabinet position recently became vacant after Travis Toews stepped down in ...
Jun 02, 2022
Bill to create Canada Disability Benefit reintroduced but with few details
OTTAWA - The federal government has reintroduced legislation to create a monthly benefit cheque for working-age Canadians with disabilities but Ottawa still can't say who will qualify, how much they'd...
Jun 02, 2022
DynaLIFE to open more lab service centres across Alberta
CALGARY, AB - Starting December 5, 2022, DynaLIFE Medical Labs will begin providing community and non-urgent hospital lab services to communities across Alberta. On June 1, 2022, a new service agreeme...
Jun 02, 2022
Ukrainians who've fled to Canada can now apply for government income support
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Ukrainians who have fled to Canada from the war with Russia will start to receive income assistance from the federal government in the next five days. Pr...
Jun 02, 2022
RBC Canadian Open to have spectator seats 100 feet above course
TORONTO - Fans at next week's RBC Canadian Open will have the opportunity to dine 100 feet above the golf course. Seats and a table will be suspended above St. George's Golf and Country Club so specta...
Jun 02, 2022
Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from inside the school building, a Texas state senator said Thursday. Sen. R...
Jun 02, 2022
Procurement minister defends shipbuilding plan amid challenges
OTTAWA - Canada's procurement minister is defending the federal government's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan amid mounting concerns about new delays and cost overruns. Procurement Minister Filom...
Jun 02, 2022
Taber’s Kitawna Sparks joins Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s basketball team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Taber basketball star is joining the Lethbridge College Kodiaks women's team.Kitawna Sparks will suit up for the Kodiaks next season. Head coach Ken McMurray said that "Kitawna is a...
Jun 02, 2022