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Canada can do more to help Ukraine besides sending weapons: experts
OTTAWA - The debate around sending weapons to Ukraine is being panned as a "red herring" by experts who say Canada can better support the country in other ways. The comments come after Prime Minister ...
Jan 27, 2022

Stormy Daniels and Avenatti meet again, as adversaries
NEW YORK (AP) - Stormy Daniels took her star turn on the witness stand Thursday at California lawyer Michael Avenatti's trial, telling a jury Avenatti "stole from me and lied to me." Her testimony was...
Jan 27, 2022

Tories' election review calls for more diverse candidates, greater outreach: sources
OTTAWA - A report into how the Conservatives fared in last year's election calls on the party to recruit more diverse candidates and for better outreach into different cultural communities, where the ...
Jan 27, 2022

Para-nordic skiing try-it event in Elkwater
ELKWATER, AB - Medicine Hat Adaptive Sport &Recreation wants to see you in Elkwater next weekend for cross-country skiing.The group is hosting a free para-nordic try-it day on Feb. 5 at the Cypres...
Jan 27, 2022

Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.The prime minister says in a tweet that he learne...
Jan 27, 2022

Oklahoma executes man for 2001 slayings of 2 hotel workers
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for the brutal slayings of two hotel workers during a robbery in 2001. Donald Grant, 46, received a lethal injection Thursday morning at the Oklah...
Jan 27, 2022

Online sessions for feedback on draft K-6 curriculum
The Alberta government has set dates for virtual engagement sessions to give feedback on the draft Kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum.South Zone residents can attend online meetings on individual scho...
Jan 27, 2022

Giovinco back training with Toronto FC but future with club still unclear
TORONTO - Former MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco is back with Toronto FC, training with the team without a contract at present. The Italian star, who turned 35 on Wednesday, left the MLS club in January 20...
Jan 27, 2022

New lawsuit filed in mass shooting at Michigan school
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A new lawsuit was filed in Michigan on Thursday over the shooting at Oxford High School that killed four students and wounded six other students and a teacher. The lawsuit was...
Jan 27, 2022

Alberta to 'reach emissions reduction goal by 2025'
EDMONTON - The Government of Alberta will reportedly reach its "emissions reduction goal by 2025," the provincial release reads.In the province's first progress report on methane emissions reductions ...
Jan 27, 2022