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$70M Lotto Max ticket was bought in Dunmore
DUNMORE, AB - You may want to head to Dunmore for your next lottery ticket purchase.The winning ticket for the record $70-million Lotto Max jackpot was sold at the town's South Country Co-op Gas Bar o...
Apr 19, 2022
Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture
Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them. Athletes overseen by Gymnastics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada Skel...
Apr 19, 2022
Survivors testify as trial of alleged Quebec sword attacker resumes after COVID delay
QUEBEC - A man who was out for a walk in Quebec City on Halloween night 2020 told a court today he first thought it was a joke when a man wearing a disguise and brandishing a sword approached him. But...
Apr 19, 2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
REGINA - Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of C...
Apr 19, 2022
Red Deer to host entire Hlinka Gretzky Cup
It's official: Red Deer will host the entire Hlinka Gretzky Cup this summer.Red Deer was scheduled to co-host the annual tournament with Edmonton, but plans changed when the IIHF and Hockey Canada dec...
Apr 19, 2022
First deadline arrives for Conservative leadership race, 10 days until final one
OTTAWA - At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. British Columbia MP Marc Dalto...
Apr 19, 2022
Property taxes increasing for first time in three years
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Hatters will be paying a little bit more in property taxes this year.City council voted unanimously to adjust a bylaw in order to increase the city property tax for the first time i...
Apr 19, 2022
Canada names Putin's two adult daughters in new round of sanctions over invasion
OTTAWA - The federal government has hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters. Maria Vorontsova, 36, and her 35-year-old...
Apr 19, 2022
B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is looking to other places to solve its nursing shortage, starting with financial support to help internationally trained nurses get registered and licensed faster. The He...
Apr 19, 2022
Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17
KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) - Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people, including students, and wounded 17 Tuesday in a mostly Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital c...
Apr 19, 2022