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Alberta goes to bat Wednesday at Canada Summer Games
Alberta's athletes came out swinging on Wednesday at the Canada Summer Games, as Alberta's Women's Baseball team took the field for the first time at the Games and added three more medals (gold, silve...
Aug 21, 2025
Quebec wants to cut by 10% premature deaths linked to social, economic status
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department has released a plan to reduce premature deaths linked to social and economic inequalities by 10 per cent by 2035. The province defines premature deaths as those b...
Aug 21, 2025
Canada absent in multi-nation call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media
OTTAWA - Canada has taken the rare step of not signing onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in...
Aug 21, 2025
Urban green space was a protective lifeline against COVID depression, study suggests
A new study suggests green space helped protect the mental health of city-bound Canadians during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The peer-reviewed study suggests people who lived in urban ar...
Aug 21, 2025
Lethbridge Hurricanes announce training camp schedule
Members of the Lethbridge Hurricanes will have a few days of on-ice time before suiting up for the pre-season.The team has announced that its training camp will take place over four days from August 2...
Aug 21, 2025
Human remains found in Brooks
The RCMP says it is investigating after a deceased person was located in Brooks.Around 6:05 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, a resident of Brooks reported that they had found the remains of a person in a...
Aug 21, 2025
Netanyahu says he'll push ahead with Gaza City takeover and renewed ceasefire talks
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he will give final approval for takeover of Gaza City while also restarting negotiations with Hamas aimed at re...
Aug 21, 2025
Taxpayers advocate applauds Alberta new expense reporting rules
An Alberta taxpayers advocate is applauding the provincial government's latest expense disclosure policy.Premier Danielle Smith's government says it's reverting to its previous rules after critics fro...
Aug 21, 2025
Lucien Bouchard urges Parti Québécois leader to reconsider promise to hold referendum
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard is advising the leader of the Parti Qubcois to reconsider his promise to hold a sovereignty referendum in his first mandate if he becomes premier. The ...
Aug 21, 2025
Tariffs: Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol
MONTRAL - The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned cor...
Aug 21, 2025