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Green party execs cancel non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul: sources
OTTAWA - Green party executives have called off a planned non-confidence vote this week that could have led to leader Annamie Paul's ouster. Two senior party sources, who were granted anonymity becaus...
Jul 18, 2021
Province moving forward with 50-bed recovery community in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new recovery community will be built in Lethbridge.Built on the Government of Alberta land adjacent to Fresh Start Recovery Centre will give the centre a country-like setting that w...
Jul 18, 2021
B.C. says accommodations for wildfire evacuees are filling up as evacuations continue
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says accommodations for wildfire evacuees are filling up as the flames and smoke from numerous blazes spread, forcing more people from their homes and contribu...
Jul 18, 2021
Ryu spins 3-hitter, Jays beat Rangers 5-0 in 1st game of DH
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Hyun Jin Ryu threw a three-hitter for his third career shutout and Danny Jansen hit a home run for Toronto to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-0 win over the Texas Rangers in the first g...
Jul 18, 2021
Morikawa wins British Open for 2nd major at age 24
SANDWICH, England - Collin Morikawa won the British Open on his links debut and became the first player to capture two different majors at the first attempt. The 24-year-old American closed with a bog...
Jul 18, 2021
Local farmers facing a ‘desperate situation’ with no end in sight to heat wave, drought
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Local farmers say they're at a tipping point as hot and dry conditions have them facing the possibility of not making a crop this year and looking at financial hardships that will...
Jul 18, 2021
Tadej Pogacar wins 2nd straight Tour de France
PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France for a second straight year after a mostly ceremonial final stage to the Champs-Elysees on Sunday in cycling's biggest race. The Slovenian rider with U...
Jul 18, 2021
Star-studded event to mark what would have been Jack Layton's 71st birthday
TORONTO - Family and friends of former federal NDP leader Jack Layton will host a virtual event next month to mark what would have been his 71st birthday. The event will involve a concert on Aug. 22 w...
Jul 18, 2021
Tadej Pogacar wins 2nd straight Tour de France
PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France for a second straight year after a mostly ceremonial final stage to the Champs-Elysees on Sunday in cycling's biggest race. The Slovenian rider with U...
Jul 18, 2021
Air quality warning across most of Alberta – Heat warning for the south-east
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Smoke from BC wildfires continues to cause air quality concerns across most of Alberta including the south and there is a Heat Warning for the South-east region. Air quality indexes...
Jul 18, 2021