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Whitecaps lose Brazilian midfielder Caio Alexandre for eight weeks due to broken hand
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps will be without Brazilian midfielder Caio Alexandre for some eight weeks due to a left hand fracture. The MLS team said the injury occurred during training Tuesday....
Apr 13, 2022
Expansion CPL team in Vancouver area to kick off play in 2023 in suburban Langley
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Canadian Premier League's ninth franchise will kick off next spring in Langley, B.C. The league announced in November that a Vancouver-area team was next. On Wednesday, suburban La...
Apr 13, 2022
Settlement services offered to Ukrainians arriving at three airports in Canada
VANCOUVER - Settlement agencies across the country have joined forces to support Ukrainians arriving through a federal emergency program at three airports, Canada's immigration minister said Tuesday. ...
Apr 13, 2022
Two arrested near Nanton with combined 23 warrants
NANTON, AB - RCMP have put two people behind bars on a wide range of charges.At approximately 8:15 am on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Nanton and Claresholm RCMP received a complaint about a suspicious occ...
Apr 13, 2022
COVID hospitalizations rise to over 1,000 in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest weekly report on COVID-19.The numbers reported in this update reflect data from April 5-11, 2022.6,181 cases were confirmed in the province over t...
Apr 13, 2022
Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of highly pathogenic avian flu
MONTREAL - A Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of avian flu in one of its breeding facilities. Brome Lake Ducks says in a news release that the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influe...
Apr 13, 2022
Veteran jockey Stein looking forward to a full 2022 Woodbine racing schedule
TORONTO - It's been some time since veteran jockey Justin Stein could actually look forward to a full racing season at Woodbine Racetrack. The global pandemic forced delayed starts in 2020 and 2021. O...
Apr 13, 2022
AB Government accepts recommendations on firearms regulations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province is going ahead with recommendations that it says will further protect the rights of law-abiding firearms owners.The Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee submitted its repo...
Apr 13, 2022
Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's finance minister says it's not the federal government's job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help b...
Apr 13, 2022
U of L to hold first in-person convocation since 2019
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After two years of virtual graduation ceremonies, students at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) will finally be able to attend a traditional in-person event.Convocation ceremonies...
Apr 13, 2022