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Alberta high schools to teach financial literacy this fall
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Junior and senior high school students will soon be developing their financial knowledge in class.The Alberta Government is putting out a call for grant proposals for organizations th...
Apr 21, 2021
Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine oth...
Apr 21, 2021
Vancouver star Ludi Lin says 'Mortal Kombat' is an 'apt metaphor' for world divisions
TORONTO - "Mortal Kombat" may be based on a hit video-game franchise, but Vancouver-raised star Ludi Lin says it serves as an "apt metaphor" for divisions in the world. The action film about an ancien...
Apr 21, 2021
Rocky town council wants better coal consultation with province
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...
Apr 21, 2021
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; Ottawa mulls India travel ban
TORONTO - Amid mounting pressures on critical care in hospitals and concerns about new variants, COVID-19 is striking a growing number of younger people, often with deadly results. A recent surge in h...
Apr 21, 2021
Town council in Alberta environment minister's riding wants better coal consultation
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Town council from the largest municipality in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's constituency is concerned over the province's consultation plans for open-pit coa...
Apr 21, 2021
Freeland urges patience in response to biz questions about reopening border, economy
OTTAWA - Deputy Minister Chrystia Freeland is urging Canadian companies to have patience as the federal government faces growing questions about reopening the economy and border. The Canadian Chamber ...
Apr 21, 2021
Women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia cancelled again
The women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia has been cancelled a second time because of COVID-19. The championship, scheduled for May 6-16 in Halifax and Truro, N.S., was called off Wednesday...
Apr 21, 2021
Cardston High School grad commits to Kodiaks men’s basketball team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Cardston High School grad is joining the Lethbridge College Kodiaks.Taylor Barfuss has committed to the men's basketball team for the 2021-2022 season.The six-foot point guard is th...
Apr 21, 2021
AstraZeneca advice from national panel delayed by new data on COVID-19 and variants
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says new information on COVID-19 and variants prompted the National Advisory Committee on Immunization to suddenly cancel its planned announcement on who ...
Apr 21, 2021