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Canadian men's rugby sevens coach Henry Paul takes young squad to Dubai
Canada men's rugby sevens coach Henry Paul is no stranger to Dubai, having played, coached and lived there That knowledge will come in handy. With 10 members of the program having retired in recent mo...
Nov 25, 2021
Canada's Roman Sadovsky reflects on Sochi Olympic figure skaters at Rostelecom Cup
When Roman Sadovsky entered Sochi's famous Iceberg Skating Palace earlier this week, he thought about the many skaters who'd walked the same path before him. The Iceberg was the venue for the 2014 Soc...
Nov 25, 2021
Suspect in custody after reports of shooting at B.C. detachment, no one injured
VANDERHOOF, B.C. - Police say a suspect is in custody after officers responded to reports of a shooter at an RCMP detachment in northern British Columbia. Cpl. Madonna Saunderson said there are no rep...
Nov 25, 2021
Amita Kuttner says party must stop infighting, focus on environmental issues
OTTAWA - Amita Kuttner, the newly named interim leader of the Green Party of Canada, says their job is to "heal" the party after months of infighting and strife. Kuttner, 30, who identifies as nonbina...
Nov 25, 2021
Local boys/girls volleyball teams competing in ASAA Provincials
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A few local teams from nearby schools are currently competing in the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA) Provincials on November 25-27.All of the games are broadcast live on ...
Nov 25, 2021
Some CERB recipients set to get notices that they owe feds some of the aid
OTTAWA - Some Canadians who received a pandemic jobless benefit are set to receive notices that they have to repay some of the aid they received last year.The Canada Emergency Response Benefit was rol...
Nov 25, 2021
Coaldale's Settler Days festival to rebrand, take place in August going forward
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale's annual summer festival will undergo some changes heading into the 2022 event.Council voted this week to seek a new name for Settler Days and for it to take place ...
Nov 25, 2021
Freeland says Canada may retaliate against U.S. softwood lumber duty rate
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is prepared to retaliate against an American increase of duties on Canadian softwood lumber producers. Freeland was responding today to cri...
Nov 25, 2021
Nova Scotia mass killing helped drive high national homicide rate in 2020: StatCan
HALIFAX - The mass killing in Nova Scotia and the COVID-19 pandemic helped push the number of homicides nationally in 2020 to its highest level in nearly 30 years, Statistics Canada reported Thursday....
Nov 25, 2021
Multi-tractor trailer crash on QEII results in fatality
RED DEER, AB: One person died following a major multi-vehicle collision on the QEII Highway Thursday morning.RCMP say the crash occurred at about 6:15, northbound at the Crandall overpass near Ponoka....
Nov 25, 2021