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Dallas Mavericks sign coach Jason Kidd to multi-year contract extension
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd signed a multi-year contract extension with the team on Monday. The Mavericks announced the move a day before opening their second-round playoff series ...
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Report warns of dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada in 2023
OTTAWA - Jewish leaders in Canada are warning of a national crisis as the number of hateful incidents targeting Jews doubled in one year. B'Nai Brith Canada says it documented nearly 5,800 incidents o...
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Suite of legislative measures to counter foreign interference coming today
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to introduce an array of legislative changes to help counter foreign interference. Federal officials have scheduled a technical briefing this afternoon on the...
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Major wind power project near Cardston cancelled over new provincial rules
CARDSTON, AB - A major Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built.TransAlta CEO John Kousinioris said Friday t...
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CP NewsAlert: Winnipeg man admits to killing 4 women, says not criminally responsible
WINNIPEG - Jeremy Skibicki has admitted in court that he killed four women in Winnipeg in 2022. His lawyers are asking he be found not criminally responsible because of mental illness. More coming. Th...
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Winnipeg Jets' Bowness retires from coaching after 38 seasons in NHL
Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness has announced his retirement from coaching after 38 seasons in the NHL. The Moncton, NB., native led the Jets to a 98-57-9 record during his two seasons at the he...
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Town of Taber enacts level 1 water restrictions
TABER, AB - Residents of Taber are asked to do their part to reduce water consumption.The Town has enacted level 1 water restrictions, effective Monday, May 6, 2024.They say it was due to both low wat...
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82-year-old U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for reelection to a fourth term
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Eighty-two-year-old liberal U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday that he is running for re-election, saying American democracy is in question during difficult ti...
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Report: Nathan Rourke to be waived by New England Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - It appears Canadian Nathan Rourke's time with the New England Patriots is over. According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, the Patriots have informed Rourke that he will be waived. The move w...
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Rainfall warning issued for parts of southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some areas in southern Alberta can brace for heavy rainfall over the next couple of days.Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for several communities in the region, includi...
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