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Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions
VANCOUVER - Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has turned to distress, after a regulatory body's estimate of returns to the Fraser River dropped by nearly...
Aug 24, 2022

CP Women’s Open showcases past, present, and future of Canadian golf
OTTAWA - Lorie Kane won't hear any kind of talk about her legacy as she plays in the CP Women's Open one last time. Kane will tee off in the national women's golf championship for the 30th and final t...
Aug 24, 2022

Utah sues Biden over move to restore 2 national monuments
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republican state leaders in Utah sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over the president's decision last year to restore two sprawling national monuments on rugged lands sa...
Aug 24, 2022

CP Women's Open hopefully a boost to struggling Ottawa tourism
OTTAWA - Golf phenom Brooke Henderson may be what Ottawa's tourism industry needs to revitalize its flagging numbers. Henderson, from nearby Smiths Falls, Ont., is the star attraction at this week's C...
Aug 24, 2022

Cancer surgeries in Alberta above pre-pandemic levels
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is boasting higher numbers of operations being conducted for patients with cancer.Health Minister Jason Copping says, in the 2021-22 fiscal year, ending March ...
Aug 24, 2022

Federal government invests $4.4 million in Golf Canada's professional tournaments
OTTAWA - Canada's federal government has announced new funding for Golf Canada's two professional tournaments. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario said on Wednesday that it's ...
Aug 24, 2022

NATO chief's first visit to Canadian Arctic signals thaw in Ottawa: experts
OTTAWA - Canada's longstanding resistance to NATO involvement in the Arctic appears to be thawing amidst warming temperatures and a coinciding increase in Russian and Chinese activity in the region. P...
Aug 24, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers sue for over $878K in fees
DENVER (AP) - A law firm that helped defend Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite convicted of helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, is suing her, her brother and husband, sa...
Aug 24, 2022

Roughriders post $3.9 million profit from CFL's return to play last season
REGINA - The CFL's return to play in 2021 was a profitable one for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Roughriders posted a $3.9-million profit last season, the community-owned franchise announced at it...
Aug 24, 2022

UCP leadership candidates backed by Southern Alberta MLAs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Several local MLAs are publicly voicing their support for different candidates in the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership race.Following Jason Kenney's announcement in May 2022...
Aug 24, 2022