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Overdose prevention app now available across Alberta
Medicine Hat, AB--A new app aims to prevent fatal overdoses in users who are alone at home.The Provincial Government announced on Wednesday that all Albertans now have access to the Digital Overdose R...
Jun 08, 2022
Duvernay-Tardif putting NFL career on hold to do his residency
Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is putting his NFL career on hold once again. Duvernay-Tardif told The Canadian Press on Wednesday he has received four contract offers from NFL clubs - he wouldn't di...
Jun 08, 2022
Brookings places retired general on leave amid FBI probe
The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into his role in an illegal lobbyin...
Jun 08, 2022
Conservatives say leadership vote won't be delayed after 'many new members' signed up
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership chair Ian Brodie says he doesn't see any scenario in which the race could be delayed, even as party faithful fret over the long wait to certify memberships. Brodie say...
Jun 08, 2022
RBC Canadian Open: 5 Things To Know
TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Open tees off at St. George's Golf and Country Club on Thursday morning. It's the first time the men's national golf championship has been held since 2019 due to the COVID-1...
Jun 08, 2022
Here are 10 CFL players to watch for during the 2022 regular season
It will be a full return Thursday night for the CFL. The league will kick off the 2022 season with the Montreal Alouettes visiting the Calgary Stampeders. Teams will play a full 18-game schedule for t...
Jun 08, 2022
Russia not invited as Arctic Council resumes meetings
OTTAWA - The Arctic Council is deciding to sit again, after suspending its meetings in protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But council members say Russia is not invited to the table and future me...
Jun 08, 2022
Federal lawyers move to shield alleged secrets in civil court case of ex-Saudi spy
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is seeking a court injunction to prevent a former Saudi intelligence official from disclosing allegedly sensitive security information in a civil proceeding against hi...
Jun 08, 2022
Crown seeks 2-year sentence for former Whitecaps coach's sex offences
VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor is seeking a sentence of nearly two years for a former women's soccer coach with the Vancouver Whitecaps who pleaded guilty to sex charges. Bob Birarda, who also coached...
Jun 08, 2022
'Something money can't buy:' Rory McIlroy embraces tradition at RBC Canadian Open
TORONTO - Rory McIlroy can't help but shake his head and sigh over the emergence of a new men's professional circuit that hopes to rival the PGA Tour. McIlroy will defend his crown at the RBC Canadian...
Jun 08, 2022