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OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he cannot yet commit to a date - or COVID-19 vaccination rate benchmarks - for when so-called vaccine passports will allow Canada to ease travel restrict...

CALGARY - Shaw Communications Inc. shareholders have voted to approve the company's sale to Rogers Communications Inc. for $26-billion, including debt.Under the plan, Rogers will pay $40.50 in cash fo...

MEDICINE HAT, AB- Cute and cuddly but on the job.For the last eight months, the Chow family has been training service dog Gracie for their three-year-old daughter Molly.Molly would either wander away ...

EDMONTON, AB- Albertans who receive palliative care no longer need to pay for pre-filled syringes.Those with a life-limiting illness who use injectable medications for pain and other symptoms will see...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government is hosting a virtual Mental Wellness Day for Schools.The event will take place across Alberta on June 3 in order to support and recognize the resilience of s...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new Lethbridge College research project exploring how automation and wireless technology can boost sugar beet storage is getting a funding shot from Alberta Innovates.The Alberta In...

TORONTO - Canada's Olympic swim trials can proceed next month in Toronto, Swimming Canada announced Thursday. The organization said in a release that Toronto Public Health has confirmed that the June ...

BROOKS, AB - A Lethbridge male is in hospital following a single-vehicle collision near Brooks on Wednesday morning.RCMP say the vehicle left the road and struck a large tree on Township Road 19-2 (al...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is reminding people to fill out this year's census to avoid getting a visit at their door during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says later this month, census enumerators ...

One game into his career with Toronto FC and veteran striker Dom Dwyer says he already has plenty to be thankful for. The 30-year-old Dwyer became a free agent after a 2020 season with Orlando City SC...