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AHS launches a new shared response program to improve EMS times
Through the Health Care Action Plan (HCAP), Alberta Health Services has launched a new EMS-811 Shared Response program so every Albertan receives appropriate levels of care. According to government of...
Feb 02, 2023

US to send Ukraine longer-range bombs in latest turnaround
WASHINGTON (AP) - After months of agonizing, the U.S has agreed to send longer-range bombs to Ukraine as it prepares to launch a spring offensive to retake territory Russia captured last year, U.S. of...
Feb 02, 2023

Veteran Rebecca Johnston named to Canada's Rivalry Series final roster
CALGARY - Veteran forward Rebecca Johnston returns to the Canadian women's hockey team for the final two games of a Rivalry Series against the United States. The four-time Olympian was among 24 player...
Feb 02, 2023

Forward Jared Ulloa returns to Valour FC after spending last season in Peru
Forward Jared Ulloa is back with Valour FC after spending last season with Cusco FC in his native Peru. The 20-year-old Ulloa, who was born in Peru but holds a Canadian passport, helped Cusco earn pro...
Feb 02, 2023

COVID-19 tests will be mandatory for travellers from China for another two months
OTTAWA - Canada has renewed mandatory COVID-19 testing and screening for travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macao for another two months. The government mandated pre-boarding tests for people coming...
Feb 02, 2023

Roughriders Sankey, Lanier will be listening to other CFL free-agent offers
TORONTO - Saskatchewan Roughriders Darnell Sankey and Anthony Lanier II will be among the CFL players entering the league's negotiation window this weekend. Sankey, a middle linebacker, and Lanier, a ...
Feb 02, 2023

Hundreds protest controversial speaker Frances Widdowson at University of Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge U Hall Atrium was filled with hundreds of people Wednesday evening protesting controversial speaker Frances Widdowson. Widdowson was set to have a public ...
Feb 02, 2023

B.C. court acquits man of stabbing his wife, finds he was in state of 'automatism'
VANCOUVER - A judge in British Columbia has acquitted a man of stabbing his partner with a kitchen knife, agreeing with defence arguments that the accused was in a drug and alcohol-induced state of "a...
Feb 02, 2023

Canadian featherweight Kyle Nelson looks forward to high-profile UFC fight
Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson is looking forward to welcoming (The Korean Superboy) Doo-ho Choi back to the cage at Saturday's UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. Some might think th...
Feb 02, 2023

Quebec says only people at risk who haven't had COVID-19 should get booster dose
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says only residents who are considered at risk for severe COVID-19 - and who haven't already been infected - need to get a booster dose. Public health director Dr...
Feb 02, 2023