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Messing leads Canadian figure skating team at world championships
Keegan Messing headlines the Canadian team for next month's world figure skating championships in Stockholm. The worlds, March 22-28, cap a rocky season for Canadian skaters that saw both Skate Canada...
Feb 25, 2021
Public health agency investigating quarantine sexual assault allegations
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is launching an investigation and reviewing its practices after two returning travellers were allegedly sexually assaulted during their mandatory quarantine...
Feb 25, 2021
B.C. businessman dinged for illegal donation to NDP MP's 2015 campaign
OTTAWA - A British Columbia businessman who made an illegal contribution to New Democrat MP Peter Julian's 2015 election campaign has been ordered to pay $7,500 to the receiver general of Canada. Elec...
Feb 25, 2021
Logging delay agreement for B.C. old-growth tree stand helps endangered spotted owls
An agreement to delay logging of an old-growth stand of British Columbia forest has given a one-year reprieve to one of Canada's most endangered species. But governments now have to come up with a per...
Feb 25, 2021
Pandemic spending, no tax increases: Some highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - No new taxes or tax increases. - Deficit of $18.2 billion on estimated revenues of $4...
Feb 25, 2021
Lethbridge only South Zone community with new COVID cases Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics compiled over the previous 24 hours.399 cases were confirmed across the province, bringin...
Feb 25, 2021
'Buttergate' - Dairy farmers are listening to consumer concerns
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- An investigation has been launched as a result consumer queries and complaints about the consistency of -- Butter.Bread bakers, chefs and home cooks have noticed the room-temperatur...
Feb 25, 2021
2021 Alberta budget revealed with "record" health spending, no new taxes
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has unveiled the 2021 provincial budget.Finance Minister Travis Toews presented the budget document in the legislature Thursday.The provincial deficit for the ...
Feb 25, 2021
Petition accuses Taber teacher of sexualizing young girls
TABER, AB - An online petition is demanding that a high school teacher in Taber be fired.In the petition, more than one dozen individuals made accusations that the teacher at W.R. Myers High School ma...
Feb 25, 2021
At divided time, Ohio unites behind statue of John Glenn
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Political divisions these days may be deep, but Ohioans never cease to agree on John Glenn. Both Republicans and Democrats on a state panel heaped praise on the late astronaut and U.S...
Feb 25, 2021