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Alberta introduces bill to create independent police agency
The Government of Alberta has taken a major step in its plans to create a new law enforcement agency.The Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, was introduced into the legislature on Wednesday, M...
Mar 13, 2024
B.C. philanthropists donate $92 million, plan for the future of the Tula Foundation
VICTORIA - A pair of British Columbia philanthropists are donating the last $92 million from a "windfall" sale of their medical imaging company to the charitable foundation they founded. Eric Peterson...
Mar 13, 2024
Ankle bracelet monitoring program for high-risk offenders proposed in Alberta
The Government of Alberta looks to create a new system that is aimed at better monitoring high-risk offenders who are out on bail.The Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, was introduced into th...
Mar 13, 2024
Top-seeded Medicine Hat High School boys basketball team seeks provincial triumph
The Medicine Hat High School senior boys basketball team had gone 10 years without winning a zone championship, until this year.Now they are looking to carry their winning ways into the Alberta School...
Mar 13, 2024
UNB Reds look to seal perfect hockey season with University Cup title
TORONTO - Hockey championships follow Camaryn Baber and his family. His father Brad, helped his hometown Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds win the 1991-92 Ontario Hockey League title and the 1992-93 Memoria...
Mar 13, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs sign forward McMann to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed centre Bobby McMann to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is US$1.35 million. McMann was set to become an unrestricte...
Mar 13, 2024
Geert Wilders says he doesn't have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders said Wednesday he doesn't have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders took ...
Mar 13, 2024
Auditor general's office fires two workers who made extra cash with federal contracts
OTTAWA - The office of Canada's auditor general confirms it fired two employees after discovering they were making extra money from federal contracts on the side. Karen Hogan's office says a third per...
Mar 13, 2024
This B.C. farm can grow softball-sized peaches. This year they'll rely on vegetables
One of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees. Like many other farmers, Jenn...
Mar 13, 2024
Ford looking forward to returning to Blue Bombers following NFL tryout
Tyrell Ford can see coaching in his football future but is gladly hanging up his whistle for the next little while. The 25-year-old defensive back will resume his CFL career with the Winnipeg Blue Bom...
Mar 13, 2024