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Whitecaps return to CONCACAF Champions League seeking first win of 2023
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps had a knack for performing on the big stage last season. When the games mattered most, the club seemed to rise to the occasion, winning a series of do-or-die matchu...
Mar 07, 2023

Water main break leads to evacuation near the site of the Lethbridge Hotel demolition
UPDATE 6:15 p.m. March 7, 2023: Crews continue the clean-up and roads remain closed in the area. City officials are still investigating the cause of the water main break.ORIGINAL STORY 3:45 p.m. March...
Mar 07, 2023

Indigenous leaders stress need for consultation on federal firearms legislation
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee studying Liberal efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms is hearing criticism, as well as some measured support, from Indigenous leaders. Chief Jessica Lazare of...
Mar 07, 2023

Eby: Federal government needs to reform bail system 'now' to target repeat offenders
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government needs to reform Canada's bail system now instead of simply talking about it. His comments come after federal Justice Minister David Lamet...
Mar 07, 2023

Province introduces Alberta Firearms Act
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has introduced new legislation aimed at strengthening Alberta's ability to regulate, administer, and advocate on behalf of firearms owners.If passed, the Alber...
Mar 07, 2023

Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities
Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the total of unpaid taxes from the oilpatch keeps rising despite the industry's boom. In a release, the group says energy companies owe towns and villages in which...
Mar 07, 2023

No indication objects downed over Yukon, Lake Huron operated by foreign state: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says there is no indication the flying objects shot down over Yukon and Lake Huron last month were affiliated with a foreign country. But Anand says she won't oth...
Mar 07, 2023

Interim Alouettes president Mario Cecchini appointed as president of QMJHL
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has hired Mario Cecchini as its commissioner. Cecchini replaces Gilles Courteau, who stepped down from that post Sunday after 37 years. Howev...
Mar 07, 2023

A look at the players involved in federal efforts to address foreign interference
OTTAWA - Canada's major political parties have accepted the results of the 2019 and 2021 election and a panel of bureaucrats has determined both elections remained free and fair, an assessment that na...
Mar 07, 2023

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and s...
Mar 07, 2023