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U.S. launches second USMCA dispute panel as dairy battle with Canada goes to Round 2
WASHINGTON - The United States is filing another formal dispute over what it considers Canada's failure to live up to its trade obligations to American dairy farmers and producers. It's the second tim...
Jan 31, 2023
Lethbridge MP seeking new members for Youth Advisory Board
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Teens and young adults who think they have what it takes to advise the Member of Parliament for Lethbridge can apply to join a board.Rachael Thomas has opened applications for the 202...
Jan 31, 2023
'The timing is perfect': Trade to Canucks a fresh start for Beauvillier
Joining a new team amid a tidal wave of change doesn't intimidate newly minted Vancouver Canucks forward Anthony Beauvillier. The Canucks capped a whirlwind month with a mammoth trade Monday, dealing ...
Jan 31, 2023
Time behind the wheel the norm for Canadian angler Jeff Gustafson
Living in Northwest Ontario is an outdoor enthusiast's dream, given its many fabulous fishing and hunting opportunities. But it presents pro bass angler Jeff Gustafson with a huge challenge. Most Elit...
Jan 31, 2023
Yukon Liberals, NDP renew confidence and supply agreement to hold power
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Liberals and New Democrats have extended a confidence and supply agreement that the party leaders say will improve housing, health care and education, while advancing reconcilia...
Jan 31, 2023
Backlog targeted as Veterans Affairs reports nearly $1B for ex-soldiers was unspent
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is facing fresh calls to eliminate the backlog of disability claims from ill and injured veterans amid revelations Veterans Affairs Canada failed to spend nearly $1 bil...
Jan 31, 2023
Calgary man searching for group that helped him emigrate to Canada three decades ago
Ivo Ceko was a member of a military police unit that was guarding a hotel in a town in central Bosnia when he met a group of young Canadians and Americans in the summer of 1994. His English wasn't ver...
Jan 31, 2023
Canada's Bianca Andreescu downs Britain's Dart in Thailand Open first round
HUA HIN, Thailand - Top-seed Bianca Andreescu is off to a winning start at the Thailand Open tennis tournament after posting a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Britain's Harriet Dart on Tuesday. Andreescu, from ...
Jan 31, 2023
Pacific FC signs former Canadian youth international attacker Adonijah Reid
LANGFORD, B.C. - Pacific FC has signed winger/forward Adonijah Reid, a former Canadian youth international and FC Dallas draft pick. The 23-year-old from Brampton, Ont., was most recently with Miami F...
Jan 31, 2023
Two areas outside of Waterton to be protected by Nature Conservancy
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, AB - The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced that it has acquired two parcels of land that are critical to at-risk species. The NCC says the 255-hectare proj...
Jan 31, 2023