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Alberta introduces legislation to break up AHS, establish new health agencies
The Government of Alberta has taken a major step in its efforts to restructure the health care system.The Health Statutes Amendment Act has been introduced into the legislature, which, if passed, woul...
13m ago
Spy agency CSIS reveals 24 harassment investigations in annual report
OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency says in its annual public report that it dealt with 24 harassment investigations last year involving complaints by its staff. But the chief human resources officer for the...
30m ago
Property tax hikes approved in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Property owners in Lethbridge will find themselves paying a bit more in taxes this year.City Council voted during the Tuesday, May 14, 2024 meeting to approve its 2024 Property Tax an...
34m ago
Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfire forces out hundreds of residents in 4 neighbourhoods
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Hundreds of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray have been ordered out as a wildfire threatens the community. The Rural Municipality of Wood B...
35m ago
Whitecaps look to become road warriors again after disappointing loss at LAFC
VANCOUVER - Four days after their first road loss of the year, the Vancouver Whitecaps will get a chance at redemption. The Whitecaps (5-3-3) face the Colorado Rapids (5-4-3) on Wednesday in the secon...
41m ago
City of Lethbridge approves changes to encampment strategy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There will be a few key differences in how the City of Lethbridge approaches encampments this year.At the Tuesday, May 14, 2024 meeting of city council, members voted to approve a ser...
55m ago
NBA playoffs top seeds Boston and Oklahoma City are in different places heading into Game 5s
Four games into the second round of the NBA playoffs, the No. 1 seeds from each conference find themselves in two different places. East top seed Boston and West top seed Oklahoma City both made it th...
56m ago
The Hurricanes stuck with their plan. It's helped them climb back into their series with the Rangers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes kept losing close games to come within 60 minutes of exiting the NHL playoffs in an embarrassing sweep. Yet coach Rod Brind'Amour kept insisting his team w...
57m ago
Ukrainian general applauds Canadian defence minister for talking Ukraine victory
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair caught the attention of a Ukrainian general when he said allies are talking about what it will take to get to "victory for Ukraine" in the war with Russia. Blair's...
58m ago
NBA playoffs top seeds Boston and Oklahoma City are in different places heading into Game 5s
Four games into the second round of the NBA playoffs, the No. 1 seeds from each conference find themselves in two different places. East top seed Boston and West top seed Oklahoma City both made it th...
59m ago