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Alberta's natural gas rebate will come into effect this fall
The natural gas rebate program to help Albertans with high heating costs in the colder months will come into effect on Oct. 1.The program was promised in the spring budget and critics have hounded the...
Jun 29, 2022
Blue Jays add three-time World Series champion Sergio Romo to bullpen
TORONTO - His activation not official until Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Sergio Romo watched from a stadium restaurant as his new team earned a walkoff victory over Boston a night earlier at Rogers Ce...
Jun 29, 2022
Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception
A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state's abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the m...
Jun 29, 2022
Bill Blair says discussions with RCMP on gun ban, N.S. shooting stayed separate
OTTAWA - Former public safety minister Bill Blair says his office worked with the RCMP on the Liberals' gun ban, announced in May 2020, but those conversations had "no nexus" with discussions about th...
Jun 29, 2022
Canada extends COVID-19 border measures until Sept. 30, including ArriveCan app
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will extend current COVID-19 public health measures for travellers entering Canada, including the use of the ArriveCan app, until at least Sept. 30.The governme...
Jun 29, 2022
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case
R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his R&B superstardom to subject young fans to systematic sexual abuse.The singer and songwriter was convicted of racketeering and sex tr...
Jun 29, 2022
Fewer than 1,000 new COVID cases confirmed in Alberta in latest update
Alberta confirmed fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in its latest reporting period and hospitalizations continue to trend down.As of Monday, there were 943 cases confirmed province-wide in the pr...
Jun 29, 2022
'Everything is back': Four weeks until Medicine Hat Stampede
MEDICINE HAT, AB - We Ride Again. That's the theme for Medicine Hat's biggest party of the summer and it's just four weeks away."It's full bore ahead to get set up for all the different entities that ...
Jun 29, 2022
UFC star charged in shooting sues man over alleged molesting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care ...
Jun 29, 2022
UFC star charged in shooting sues man over alleged molesting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care ...
Jun 29, 2022