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AHS and AUPE Auxiliary Nursing ratify collective agreement
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Union of Provincial Employee (AUPE) Auxiliary Nursing (AN) have ratified a new collective agreement.AHS officials say the four-year agreement expires on March...
May 13, 2022
Nineteen new ICU beds already open: Kenney
Alberta's premier says almost 40 per cent of the new ICU beds promised in this year's provincial budget are open, and the rest will be open by the end of September."This commitment to meaningfully inc...
May 13, 2022
NHL stars Matthews, McDavid and Josi named Ted Lindsay Award finalists
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews and Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid are two of the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, the NHL's most outstanding player award as voted on by fellow p...
May 13, 2022
Drought conditions remain a major concern for region as spring seeding continues
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The latest crop report from Alberta agriculture indicates that southeastern Alberta remains dry.Drought worries dominate conversations in region one, the area from Strathmore to Med...
May 13, 2022
Quebec coroner calls public inquiry into Montreal firefighter's drowning
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner is calling a public inquiry into the drowning of a Montreal firefighter last year. Pierre Lacroix, a father of two, died after he was thrown into the St. Lawrence Riv...
May 13, 2022
Passengers on German train overpower attacker who wounded 5
BERLIN (AP) - Three passengers on a regional train in Germany overpowered an Iraq-born man who wounded five people with a knife on Friday, authorities said. The train was traveling near the western ci...
May 13, 2022
Live updates| German leader has long phone call with Putin
VIENNA - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, the first time the two have spoken since late March. The 75-minute call on Friday "focused on the ongo...
May 13, 2022
WNBA's Griner appears in Moscow court for detention hearing
MOSCOW (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow ...
May 13, 2022
WNBA's Griner appears in Moscow court for detention hearing
MOSCOW (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow ...
May 13, 2022
Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO
HELSINKI (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is "not favorable" toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating that Turkey could use its status as a member o...
May 13, 2022