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Police-reported hate crimes rise again, as pandemic worsens discrimination: StatCan
OTTAWA - New figures released by Statistics Canada show hate crimes reported to police continued to spike across the country in the second year of the pandemic as people were targeted by race, religio...
Mar 22, 2023

Alberta information commissioner to investigate Kearl tailings leak notifications
EDMONTON - Alberta's information commissioner has started an investigation into how the province's energy regulator notified the public about tailings pond releases at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine. "Info...
Mar 22, 2023

Liberals introduce legislation to create a corporate ownership registry
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are moving ahead with plans to create an ownership registry after promising to increase transparency about who owns and controls corporations. Industry Minister Franois-P...
Mar 22, 2023

Mobile mammography service to hit Milk River in April
MILK RIVER, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) will bring a mobile mammography trailer to Milk River on April 3 and 4, 2023. Women aged 45 to 74 are at the most risk of developing breast cancer and th...
Mar 22, 2023

Bichette, Varsho homer and Berrios pitches five solid innings as Jays beat Orioles
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Bo Bichette and Daulton Varsho hit solo homers, Jose Berrios pitched five solid innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in spring training baseball action Wedn...
Mar 22, 2023

Russia, Belarus barred from next season's ice hockey worlds
ZURICH (AP) - Russia and Belarus teams were excluded by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Wednesday from all its world championships next season, including the women's event in the United Sta...
Mar 22, 2023

Alberta proposes changes to make adoption more affordable
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced a series of proposals that it says will ensure more children can find their forever homes.The new provincial budget includes $4 million in new ...
Mar 22, 2023

Lethbridge Council debates potential ban of election signs on public property
LETHBRIDGE, AB - During the Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Lethbridge City Council meeting, council was torn on an official motion that was brought forward by Councillors Belinda Crowson and Jeff Carlson. I...
Mar 22, 2023

Andreescu defeats Raducanu, moves on to second round of Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Bianca Andreescu won a matchup of former U.S. Open champions and moved on to the second round of the Miami Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over Britain's Emma Raducanu...
Mar 22, 2023

Police: 2 school administrators shot at Denver high school
DENVER (AP) - Two school administrators were shot on Wednesday morning at a Denver high school after a handgun was found on a student subjected to daily searches, authorities said. The male, juvenile ...
Mar 22, 2023