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Air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem after a missile launch from Yemen, Israeli army says
JERUSALEM (AP) - Air raid sirens have sounded in central Jerusalem and other parts of Israel after a missile launch from Yemen, the Israeli army announced. The launch came hours after Israel said it i...
Mar 20, 2025
Friends of Medicine Hat Public Library holding book sale
The Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library book sale is making a return.The spring book sale is on from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 4 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 5. A friends of the library memb...
Mar 20, 2025
Federal government commits $187M to rebuild critical infrastructure in Jasper
More financial support is on the way for fire-ravaged Jasper, Alta., as the federal government has announced $187 million in new funding for the town's rebuild.It is the largest funding package to be ...
Mar 20, 2025
Bank of Canada signals shift in how it sets rates amid tariff uncertainty
OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada is signalling a shift in how the central bank sets its key interest rate as trade uncertainty with the United States makes long-term forecasting much more diffi...
Mar 20, 2025
Federal union concerned about planned cuts to Translation Bureau
OTTAWA - A major federal union says it's worried about a plan to eliminate more than 300 positions at Canada's Translation Bureau. In a news release, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees...
Mar 20, 2025
Oilers fan Carney practices with team before game against visiting Jets
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets. Carney took the ice weari...
Mar 20, 2025
Oilers fan Carney practices with team before game against visiting Jets
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets. Carney took the ice weari...
Mar 20, 2025
Canada's deal to export hydrogen to Germany awaits more federal funding decisions
OTTAWA - A deal to send Canadian green hydrogen exports to Germany is awaiting Ottawa's final decision on funding and a verdict from European regulators on whether the project has adequate competition...
Mar 20, 2025
Winning $1 million lotto ticket purchased in Alberta, outside of Calgary and Edmonton
Check your lottery tickets because you could soon become a millionaire.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation says somebody in Alberta, but not in Calgary or Edmonton, can claim the winning LOTTO 6/49...
Mar 20, 2025
108 kg of cocaine seized at Coutts border, fourth major bust in as many months
The Canada Border Services Agency has made yet another large seizure of drugs at the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta.On March 8, the agency says a commercial transport vehicle was pulled as...
Mar 20, 2025