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Federal, provincial governments pledge $15M each for 2025 Invictus Games in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The federal and provincial governments are each committing $15 million in support of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier John Horga...
May 24, 2022
Alberta ministers asked if they will run for UCP leadership
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's cabinet ministers are delivering a range of answers - from maybe to a hard no - on whether they will run to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative Party (UCP) leader and ...
May 24, 2022
Quebec health officials confirm 10 more cases of monkeypox for a total of 15
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials are reporting 10 more cases of monkeypox, for a total of 15 confirmed cases across the province. Last week, the province reported the first cases of the virus in Can...
May 24, 2022
Five reasons Quebec's language law reform has stirred controversy
MONTREAL - Quebec's overhaul of its language law was adopted in the legislature Tuesday. The government calls Bill 96 a moderate reform that will improve protection for French while preserving English...
May 24, 2022
Calgary Stampeders suspend receiver Brendan Langley following airport brawl
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have suspended receiver Brendan Langley indefinitely following his arrest at an airport in Newark, N.J. Langley has been charged with simple assault in connection with...
May 24, 2022
Eight additional firefighters to be hired in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has moved to bolster its fire service.At the Tuesday, May 24, 2022, regular meeting of city council, members voted unanimously to approve the hiring and trainin...
May 24, 2022
Texas governor; 15 killed in school shooting; gunman dead
UVALDE, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school.Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be ...
May 24, 2022
Hospital: 2 dead after shooting at Uvalde, Texas, school
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Two people were dead after a shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, and more than two dozen children were injured, hospital officials said. Police have said the suspect...
May 24, 2022
Mass shooting inquiry: Two senior Mounties exempted from cross-examination
HALIFAX - The commission of inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has agreed to provide special accommodations for three senior Mounties when they testify about command decisions...
May 24, 2022
CEBL's Scarborough Shooting Stars sign former Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris
TORONTO - The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League have signed former Toronto Raptor Jalen Harris to a contract for the 2022 season. The guard, taken in the second round ...
May 24, 2022