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Province to provide funding for educational assistants, other school support staff
Alberta's government is providing more than $125 million in new funding aimed at addressing increasing complexities in the classroom and learning disruptions that are persisting from the pandemic. Edu...
Mar 20, 2023

Gausman pitches five shutout innings as Blue Jays beat Tigers 5-0
LAKELAND, Fla. - Kevin Gausman struck out six over five innings and Devonte Brown hit a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-0 in spring training baseball action Monday. ...
Mar 20, 2023

Luke Schenn settling back into life with Maple Leafs after trade
TORONTO - Luke Schenn entered the home dressing room at Scotiabank Arena last week. He made a move towards what used to be his locker before catching himself. It had been almost 11 years since the def...
Mar 20, 2023

Raptors 905 have to win final three games of G League season to make playoffs
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - There are three games left in the regular season for Raptors 905, and every one of them matters. The G League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors, the 905 have to beat the College Par...
Mar 20, 2023

'Not a matter of state secrets': Anand dismisses concerns over McKinsey contracts
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says there are no security risks from her department's contracts with McKinsey & Company. Anand told a parliamentary committee this afternoon that the Defence...
Mar 20, 2023

Canada will take a 'hard long look' at UN call to speed emissions reduction: minister
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will take a "hard long look" at a call from global climate scientists to hit its long-term greenhouse gas emissions targets 10 years earlier...
Mar 20, 2023

eSIM lab at Red Deer Regional Hospital helping health care workers hone their craft
RED DEER, AB - Practice makes perfect, and that's the objective of an innovative workspace within the bowels of Red Deer Regional Hospital (RDRH) helping health care professionals hone their skills.Th...
Mar 20, 2023

Matrix earn silver at U16B ringette provincials
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat's U16B Matrix took it to the limit for the home crowd but in the end settled for a silver medal at provincials this weekend. The Matrix were undefeated through three ro...
Mar 20, 2023

1 dead, 1 hurt in Texas school shooting; suspect arrested
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - One student was fatally shot and another injured when a third student opened fire outside a Dallas-area high school before being arrested Monday morning, police said. The shoot...
Mar 20, 2023

B.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver parent has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of Fortnite, saying the popular video game is designed to be "as addictive as possible" for children. In ...
Mar 20, 2023