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HSAA calls for DynaLIFE to commit to wage fairness and return to bargaining
Alberta health-care workers employed by DynaLIFE are asking their employer to put patients and wage fairness ahead of profits and return to the bargaining table.After a year of negotiations, officials...
Apr 25, 2023
Jury to deliberate in major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants went to the jury on Tuesday after dozens of witnesses over more than three months i...
Apr 25, 2023
Yosemite closes over flooding threat as huge snowpack melts
LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) - Park officials are temporarily closing much of the famed Yosemite Valley due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures are expected to melt the massive snowpack accumulat...
Apr 25, 2023
Denmark's Holger Rune joining Team Europe for Laver Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Denmark's Holger Rune is joining Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Andrey Rublev of Russia on captain Bjorn Borg's Team Europe for this year's Laver Cup in Vancouver. Rune, a 19-year-old wh...
Apr 25, 2023
Injury-riddled Winnipeg Jets 'hopeful' Scheifele plays crucial Game 5 in Vegas
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele brought some hope with him when he arrived with the Jets at the Winnipeg airport for their Tuesday flight to Las Vegas. But the team's top goal-scorer, who left Monday's 4-2 ...
Apr 25, 2023
Province increasing supports for victims of domestic violence
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta said it is increasing funding for a variety of programs that help domestic violence victims.It will provide an additional $1.6 million to support prevention ...
Apr 25, 2023
Flames forward Magiapane undergoes shoulder surgery, will be ready for training camp
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday that forward Andrew Mangiapane underwent shoulder surgery. The Flames say Mangiapane will be ready for training camp before next season begins. Mangiapan...
Apr 25, 2023
Annual Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival cancelled due to funding issues
LETHBRDIGE, AB - After more than a decade of bringing electronic dance music (EDM) to Southern Alberta, the Lethbridge Electronic Music Festival (LEMF) has been cancelled. For the past 11 years, thous...
Apr 25, 2023
Court approves sex-abuse settlement against Quebec clerics after lawyers lower fees
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has approved a $28-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Clerics of Saint-Viateur of Canada by sexual-assault victims. A deal was reached i...
Apr 25, 2023
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrives in Yellowknife ahead of German president's visit
YELLOWKNIFE - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon arrived in Yellowknife today to begin an official visit to the Northwest Territories, a day ahead of a visit from Germany's president. Simon and her husband Whit Fra...
Apr 25, 2023