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Whitecaps acquire midfielder Caio Alexandre after transfer with Brazilian club
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired midfielder Caio Alexandre via transfer from Brazilian club Botafogo FR. The 22-year-old Brazilian has agreed to a four-year contract and will official...
Mar 12, 2021
Alberta plans to increase 911 fees in September and change municipal spending
EDMONTON - Albertans could see an increase in the 911 fee on their cellphone bills in September to pay for eventual upgrades to the emergency system that would allow texting for help.A bill called the...
Mar 12, 2021
Desmond inquiry: expert says Nova Scotia's health records system is 'antiquated'
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An expert in electronic patient records told an inquiry today that the systems Nova Scotia uses to keep track of patient files are "antiquated" and in need of a significant upg...
Mar 12, 2021
Canadian Premier League looking to add expansion team in Saskatchewan
The Canadian Premier League is looking to add a team in Saskatchewan, awarding "exclusive rights" to an expansion club to a company planning to start a franchise in Saskatoon. But there are more hoops...
Mar 12, 2021
Charges dismissed in $500K fraud case in Taber
TABER, AB - A Taber man saw all charges against him dropped this month.Scott Blanchard, 50, was charged with theft over $5,000 and fraud over $5,000.The allegation was that, while he was the manager o...
Mar 12, 2021
Wholesale prices rise 0.5% in February as energy costs jump
WASHINGTON - Rising wholesale prices moderated a bit in February after a record jump in January, with both months beset by rising energy prices. The Labor Department's producer price index, which meas...
Mar 12, 2021
Naval officer to testify and no time shift for Yukon: In The News for March 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 12 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 12, 2021
'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty
Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...
Mar 12, 2021
Yukon heralds time zone shift as Canadians ready to move clocks
WHITEHORSE - As other provinces and territories get ready to roll their clocks forward this weekend, the government official behind Yukon's move away from the seasonal time shift says it's been a rela...
Mar 12, 2021
Statistics Canada to outline how labour market fared in February
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say today how the country's job market fared in February after it started 2021 with a steep drop. The economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as lockdowns wiped out...
Mar 12, 2021