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Elks may be looking to sell to private owners after 75 years of community ownership
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks may be looking to sell to a private ownership group for the first time in the franchise's 75-year history. The Elks say that the team's president and the chair of its boar...
Mar 14, 2024
B.C.'s seniors advocate blames long-term care waits on lack of home support
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate says the increasing unmet demand for home support services is likely to blame for a ballooning wait-list to get a bed in long-term care, with the problem...
Mar 14, 2024
Five types of Insignia air fryers recalled due to potential fire risk
Health Canada and Best Buy are recalling five types of Insignia-brand air fryers because they are a potential fire or burn hazard. There have been six reports in Canada of the air fryer's handles melt...
Mar 14, 2024
Toronto FC's Johnson, Laryea out for two to three weeks with hamstring strains
Toronto FC will be without goalkeeper Sean Johnson and fullback Richie Laryea for two to three more weeks due to hamstring strains. Coach John Herdman says Laryea, who has missed the last two games, i...
Mar 14, 2024
Alberta renewables report contradicts government proposals for industry, critics say
EDMONTON - Critics are asking why the Alberta government's proposed regulations on renewable power seem to have ignored the conclusions of its own utilities regulator. Sarah Elmeligi, Opposition New D...
Mar 14, 2024
Supreme Court will not hear appeal from churches who fought Manitoba COVID rules
WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal by several churches that fought Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions. Lawyers for the churches argued public health orders in 2020 ...
Mar 14, 2024
Members of A$AP gang, which has central Alberta ties, arrested by ALERT
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has arrested and charged several alleged members of the A$AP street gang with drug and firearms offences.ALERT notes that A$AP has members spread through...
Mar 14, 2024
Longtime Conservative MP Ed Fast says he won't run in the next federal election
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative member of Parliament Ed Fast says he will retire from politics as of the next federal election. Fast, who represents a riding in Abbotsford, B.C., has been an MP for mor...
Mar 14, 2024
PWHL Toronto's Brittany Howard suspended one game for cross-check
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League handed Toronto forward Brittany Howard a one-game suspension on Thursday for a cross-checking incident in Toronto's 3-0 win over Montreal last Friday. ...
Mar 14, 2024
Canada's earlier Olympic mixed doubles curling trials puts athletes in hurry-up mode
For mixed doubles curlers in Canada, the next Olympic Games are coming fast. Curling Canada's changes to qualification means the country will know its 2026 representative in just over nine months, and...
Mar 14, 2024