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Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier poised for first medal at Grand Prix Final
TURIN, Italy - Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are the leaders after the rhythm dance at figure skating's ISU Grand Prix Final. The 30-year-old Gilles, and Poirier, 31, scored 85.93 points Frid...
Dec 09, 2022
Canada's Levonte Johnson, a senior forward at Syracuse, named first-team all-American
Canadian Levonte Johnson, a senior forward at Syracuse University, has been named a first-team all-American by the United Soccer Coaches. A native of Brampton, Ont., Johnson scored 10 goals and added ...
Dec 09, 2022
Construction complete on Calgary Cancer Centre, set to open in 2024
CALGARY, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced a major update on the new Calgary Cancer Centre (CCC).Construction on the $1.4 billion, 186,000 square metre facility in the city's northwest, is ...
Dec 09, 2022
Leslyn Lewis's former campaign manager to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in 2023
OTTAWA, ON - The man who ran Leslyn Lewis's campaign as she made two consecutive bids to become the federal Conservative leader is off to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith try to win a provincial el...
Dec 09, 2022
Victims of gender-based violence to access additional support through 211 Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - 211 provides Albertans with access to information, programs and referrals on a wide range of community, social, health and government services. As of December 9, 2022 the government ann...
Dec 09, 2022
Quebec adopts law making oath to King optional for elected members.
Quebec's legislature has passed a law putting an end to the requirement that members swear an oath to the King. The Coalition Avenir Qubec government had tabled a bill on Tuesday making the oath to th...
Dec 09, 2022
Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back while another officer kneeled on the Black man's neck was sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison. J. Alex...
Dec 09, 2022
B.C.'s respiratory illness surge stabilizing after deaths of six kids: disease centre
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says a deadly spike in acute respiratory illness is showing signs of stabilizing, after the flu-related deaths of at least six children and ...
Dec 09, 2022
Leslyn Lewis's former campaign manager to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in 2023
OTTAWA - The man ran Leslyn Lewis's campaign as she made two consecutive bids to become the federal Conservative leader is off to help Alberta Premier Danielle Smith try to win a provincial election i...
Dec 09, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Alberta Mounties found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated assault
EDMONTON - Two Mounties on trial in the killing of an Alberta man have been found not guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault. Const. Jessica Brown and Cpl. Randy Stenger were charged after the ...
Dec 09, 2022