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Sadlier reaches Lacombe in Lethbridge-Edmonton "Walk to Breathe"
LACOMBE, AB - Chris Sadlier is about four-fifths of the way done his 500 km journey.He is walking from Lethbridge to Edmonton to raise awareness and funds for the Lung Association of Alberta & Nor...
Jul 21, 2021
Taylor leaves ESPN after failing to reach contract extension
Maria Taylor is leaving ESPN after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Taylor had been with ESPN since 2014 but her contract expired Tuesday. Her last assignment f...
Jul 21, 2021
50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans
Landscaping was hardly his lifelong dream. As a teenager, Alton Lucas believed basketball or music would pluck him out of North Carolina and take him around the world. In the late 1980s, he was the ri...
Jul 21, 2021
Quebec rejects $14-billion natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issues
Quebec is rejecting a $14-billion natural gas project proposed for the province's Saguenay region. Environment Minister Benoit Charette told reporters today the government is not convinced the project...
Jul 21, 2021
Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters in ...
Jul 21, 2021
Blue Jays deal Payamps to Royals for cash considerations
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have dealt pitcher Joel Payamps to the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. Payamps posted a 2.70 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 30.0 innings this season. The right-h...
Jul 21, 2021
Quebec researchers propose new heat wave alert system in response to climate change
MONTREAL - Researchers in Quebec have developed a new warning system for heat waves they say is more precise and adapted to climate change. Quebec has had a heat-alert system since 2010, but researche...
Jul 21, 2021
Province screening babies for spinal muscular atrophy
EDMONTON, AB - Muscular Dystrophy Canada is providing $366,000 to Alberta Precision Laboratories to implement the test through a one-year pilot program starting in early 2022. This will make Alberta t...
Jul 21, 2021
Nurses protest outside Toews Town Hall to voice concerns over recent bargaining negotiations
Several nurses gathered outside of the Sexsmith Community Hall Tuesday to greet Alberta Finance Minister and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews as he arrived for a Town Hall he was hosting.Members...
Jul 21, 2021
Psychiatric evaluation ordered for man accused of trying to murder Montreal cop
MONTREAL - The man accused of attempting to murder a Montreal police officer last January appeared briefly in court today and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Ali Ngarukiye appeared by video con...
Jul 21, 2021