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Montreal Canadiens sign forward Alex Newhook to four-year contract extension
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The deal carries an annual average value of $2.9 million. Newhoo...
Jul 11, 2023
Southbound surges of U.S. agents causing delays, 'disarray' at Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - Members of Congress are growing concerned about what they say is a shortage of agents on the southern side of the Canada-U.S. border. New York Democrat Rep. Brian Higgins says Customs and...
Jul 11, 2023
Food rescue organization opens in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A non-profit organization hopes to divert thousands of pounds of edible food from the landfill every year in Lethbridge.The Leftovers Foundation began operations in city on Friday, Ju...
Jul 11, 2023
Governments need to remove interprovincial trade barriers: CFIB
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Provincial and territorial governments need to remove internal trade barriers on labour, services and products like alcohol and meat, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business s...
Jul 11, 2023
Alberta government to beef up access to capital for livestock producers
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta announced on Monday, July 10, 2023, that it is working to ensure that Alberta's cattle sector can continue to grow and remain competitive.Amendments to the Fee...
Jul 11, 2023
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court
Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she had been discriminated against. Th...
Jul 11, 2023
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules at human rights court
Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field's testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she had been discriminated against. Th...
Jul 11, 2023
In the news today: Trudeau at NATO summit, new announcement from ethics watchdog
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets Pr...
Jul 11, 2023
Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets
VILNIUS, Lithuania - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has made no secret of the fact that he wants more from member nations at this year's leaders' summit. Exactly how much more is still a matt...
Jul 11, 2023
'Seeing is believing': VR project immerses viewers in climate change on Yukon island
HERSCHEL ISLAND, YUKON - Surrounded by chirping birds, buzzing mosquitoes and waves gently lapping on the shore, viewers travel through time, witnessing a permafrost thaw slump, rising floodwaters and...
Jul 11, 2023