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STARS Lottery home in Lethbridge named after young patient
LETHBRIDGE, AB - STARS Air Ambulance has launched its 30th annual lottery for 2023.The fundraiser sees Albertans purchasing tickets in hopes of winning a selection of "dream homes," vacations, cash pr...
Jan 19, 2023
Canada to repatriate six women, 13 children from Syrian detention, lawyer says
OTTAWA - The lawyer for six Canadian women and 13 children being held in Syrian camps says the federal government has agreed to help bring them home. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon says a "mutually accepta...
Jan 19, 2023
Retired senator 'stunned' by reports about Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's heritage
Retired senator Lillian Dyck says she was "stunned" to hear questions about the Indigenous heritage of former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, whose career she had recognized as barrier-breaking. Dyck,...
Jan 19, 2023
No pharmacare bill this year would be a deal-breaker, says NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Liberal government does not introduce a pharmacare bill in the House of Commons this year, he will consider it a deal-breaker. Both parties signe...
Jan 19, 2023
Supreme Court says it hasn't found abortion opinion leaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Thursday it has not determined who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights, but that the investigation continues. Eight months after ...
Jan 19, 2023
Priestley's 'Offside' paints a complex portrait of former Leafs owner Harold Ballard
TORONTO - Jason Priestley wants Canadians to draw their own conclusions about Harold Ballard, the controversial former owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Priestley is the narrator and director of "Offs...
Jan 19, 2023
Curling persistence pays off for Northwest Territories skip Kerry Galusha
Kerry Galusha has seen some things. She was a wide-eyed junior curler at the 1998 Canadian women's championship in Regina, which was a heralding of the hometown Sandra Schmirler team that had just won...
Jan 19, 2023
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario reinstates betting on UFC events in province
TORONTO - Ontario bettors can again wager on Ultimate Fighting Championship events. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) reinstated betting on UFC events in the province Thursday. On De...
Jan 19, 2023
Quebec man charged with kidnapping U.S. couple in 2020 to testify at his own trial
MONTREAL - A Quebec man charged in the case of a couple from Upstate New York who were kidnapped and smuggled into Quebec in September 2020 will testify in his own defence. Defence lawyer John T. Pepp...
Jan 19, 2023
Strong goaltending the backbone of Quebec Remparts success this season
William Rousseau says a single morning skate last season altered the trajectory of his junior hockey career. Rousseau was struggling in net for the Quebec Remparts during a trip through the Maritimes,...
Jan 19, 2023