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Guards union says second pigeon with a backpack found in B.C. prison
VANCOUVER - A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs. The...
Mar 16, 2023
Medicine Hat police chief supports provincial body camera mandate
MEDICINE HAT, AB - In an effort to make policing more transparent the province is making all officers wear body-worn cameras while on duty. Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis mad...
Mar 16, 2023
Alberta government funds program to help empower youth aging out of care
Alberta's government is investing an additional $28 million through Budget 2023 to empower youth and young adults to successfully transition out of government care and build careers.The government is ...
Mar 16, 2023
Design students in Medicine Hat and China exchange art
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The opportunity exists in Medicine Hat right now for you to see how different art is from our city, compared to works created in China.Design students from Medicine Hat College and ...
Mar 16, 2023
RCMP believe vehicle crossed centre median before two-vehicle collision
BOWELL, AB - Preliminary findings by Redcliff RCMP are that heavy fog was a contributing factor to a two-vehicle collision west of the town on Thursday morning.Redcliff RCMP and Cypress County Fire an...
Mar 16, 2023
Vancouver councillor supports foreign interference probe at municipal level
Vancouver Coun. Lenny Zhou says he is in full support of a foreign interference probe for elections at all levels of Canada's governments after he was named in a newspaper report on the issue. Zhou sa...
Mar 16, 2023
Government finds discrimination at Canadian Human Rights Commission, union says
OTTAWA - A union representing public service lawyers says the government has found there was discrimination and systemic racism in an institution specifically designed to root it out. The Association ...
Mar 16, 2023
Quebec government to spend millions to move residents affected by smelter pollution
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. - The Quebec government will provide $88.3 million to support the city of Rouyn-Noranda in the creation of a new neighbourhood and the relocation of nearly 200 families living in a...
Mar 16, 2023
No. 1 seed Kansas cruises past Howard with Self still absent
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas, which allowed absent and recovering coach Bill Self to rest during an easy ...
Mar 16, 2023
Pegues' 3 gives No. 13 seed Furman 68-67 win over Virginia
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-ro...
Mar 16, 2023