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PGA Tour rookies Salinda, Velo remain atop Zurich Classic leaderboard
AVONDALE, La. (AP) - PGA Tour rookies Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo shot a 3-under 69 in alternate-shot play Friday to remain atop the leaderboard in the Zurich Classic, and leave defending champions ...
Apr 25, 2025

International Language Teacher Bursaries released for 2025-26
The International Language Teacher Bursary has been awarded to 10 public school teachers this year, at $4,200 each. Awarded annually, provincial officials note the bursary supports teachers who want t...
Apr 25, 2025

New grant stream to fund apprenticeship training under Alberta unions
If passed, Budget 2025 will create a new grant program designed to empower unions to offer additional apprenticeship training in high demand programs. There is $15 million allocated for the program, t...
Apr 25, 2025

Whitecaps need focus in Minnesota MLS match after big CONCACAF Champions Cup win
VANCOUVER - Focus may be an issue for the Vancouver Whitecaps when they go on the road to face Minnesota United FC Sunday afternoon in an important Major League Soccer match. The Whitecaps enjoyed one...
Apr 25, 2025
Federal leaders echo messages in final push to election day
Federal party leaders hit the hustings Friday with election day fast approaching, as Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre...
Apr 25, 2025

Perron sees former coach's fingerprints all over Leafs: 'A lot of similarities'
OTTAWA - David Perron is having a cringe-inducing case of dj vu. The Ottawa Senators winger won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues back in 2019 when head coach Craig Berube was calling the shots...
Apr 25, 2025

Olympic breaking champion Phil Wizard hasn't stopped moving since Paris triumph
Philip Kim hasn't really stopped moving since winning a gold medal in breaking at the Paris Olympics last summer. Recent stops have included Los Angeles, Denver, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea...
Apr 25, 2025

Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for hund...
Apr 25, 2025

Large grass fire north of Picture Butte, evacuations may be required
The Coaldale RCMP is advising the public of a large grass fire.A notice, posted just after 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25, says the fire is on Range Road 214 and Township Road 132, just off of Highway ...
Apr 25, 2025

Alberta School Councils' Association holding Annual General Meeting
The Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA) is holding the School Councils' Symposium and Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 26 and 27 in its 96th year of promoting parent engagement in public ...
Apr 25, 2025