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Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being bu...
Feb 18, 2022

Archivist: Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence contained items marked as classified national security information, the N...
Feb 18, 2022

MLB cancels spring games through March 4 due to lockout
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball cancelled the first week of spring training games through March 4 on Friday in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout. The annou...
Feb 18, 2022

Canada stands to have Tokyo relay medal upgraded over Ujah doping
LONDON (AP-CP) - Canada's 4x100-metre relay team stands to be upgraded to a silver medal from the Tokyo Summer Games after Britain was stripped of its silver medal due to C.J. Ujah's doping violation....
Feb 18, 2022

Cost of Trans Mountain expansion rises 70% to $21.4 billion
CALGARY, AB - The projected cost of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has soared while its completion is delayed.A full review of the project schedule and cost estimates is now complete. The pipel...
Feb 18, 2022

Many Southern Alberta farms in desperate need of moisture
MEDICINE HAT, AB. - Local farmers and officials say conditions are so dry following this winter's parched months and last year's drought, 2022 could be a make-or-break year for some producers."The sub...
Feb 18, 2022

Lethbridge pharmacies offering free COVID-19 test kits
Lethbridge, AB - Small and medium-sized organizations are now able to get free rapid antigen test kits from 15 different pharmacies around Lethbridge.Businesses will have to register at participating ...
Feb 18, 2022

California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A new bill in California would allow private citizens go after gun makers in the same way Texas lets them target abortion providers. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday backed legislation tha...
Feb 18, 2022

Arrows captain Mike Sheppard no stranger to showing up to work a little battered
TORONTO - No one was taken aback when Mike Sheppard showed up at his day job with a shiner this week. No stranger to taking damage on the rugby field, the Toronto Arrows captain's black eye was courte...
Feb 18, 2022

Top doctor says Canada is past peak of Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19
The country's top doctor says Canada is past the peak of the COVID-19 wave caused by the Omicron variant. "We are hopeful we are approaching a period of reduced transmission, allowing Canadians a chan...
Feb 18, 2022