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Province proposes new rules around local election campaign financing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has introduced several proposed changes to the Local Authorities Election Amendment Act.Barry Morishita, President of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Associ...
Jun 24, 2020
Liverpool on brink of title after beating Crystal Palace 4-0
LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool is on the verge of ending its 30-year league title drought after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday with an attacking display that exemplified a ...
Jun 24, 2020
Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case
BERLIN - Bayer said Wednesday that it will pay up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, which has faced thousands of lawsuits over claims it causes cancer. Bayer said it w...
Jun 24, 2020
Federal work on First Nations policing should have begun long ago: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the Liberal government will work on a law to ensure First Nations have the policing services they need and deserve - but questions are being raised...
Jun 24, 2020
Iginla headlines Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2020
Jarome Iginla headlines the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2020 after being elected Wednesday in his first year of eligibility. Iginla will be the fourth Black player inducted after Grant Fuhr, women'...
Jun 24, 2020
Canada's credit rating downgraded to AA+ by Fitch
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau is defending the state of the country's finances after an international agency stripped Canada of its triple-A credit rating.He says Canada is in a stronger fina...
Jun 24, 2020
Impact, Whitecaps to open July 9 at MLS tourney in Florida, one day ahead of TFC
TORONTO - The Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps will be the first Canadian teams out of the blocks at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida. And the good news for both is they each avoid the unw...
Jun 24, 2020
For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules
NEW YORK - So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the final out, both sides...
Jun 24, 2020
Calgary sets timelines, announces design, construction firms for Flames arena
Calgary will start construction on an event centre that will be the new home of the NHL's Flames in August 2021.Calgary's municipal land corporation revealed Wednesday the design architects and constr...
Jun 24, 2020
Some smaller communities across Southern Alberta remain free of COVID-19 cases
CROWSNEST PASS, AB- How have some small towns and municipalities across Alberta remain free of COVID-19 cases?When you look at communities like Crowsnest Pass or ones in the County of Warner, they hav...
Jun 24, 2020