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Biofuel plant near Lethbridge to expand, include more types of farm waste
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has announced $4.7-million in funding to expand a key biofuels processing facility just south of Lethbridge.Coming from the Technology Innovation and Emissio...
Jul 27, 2021
Dropping out: 1 in 4 girls won't be returning to sports post-pandemic, study finds
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's all smiles as the U16 Thunder softball team is back to a somewhat normal season.It's been a tough year for the girls without their competitive and social outlet. Most are multi...
Jul 27, 2021
Bauer's administrative leave extended through Aug 6
NEW YORK (AP) - Trevor Bauer's administrative leave was extended by 10 days through Aug. 6 on Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players' association while the sport's investigators check into a...
Jul 27, 2021
Montreal-area city running out of options to control population of white-tailed deer
MONTREAL - An animal-rescue group says the white-tailed deer population in a park on Montreal's south shore has more than doubled - months after the local government refused to euthanize about 15 of t...
Jul 27, 2021
Colorado acquires Canadian Mark-Anthony Kaye in million-dollar deal with LAFC
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - The Colorado Rapids acquired Canadian international midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye in a million-dollar deal with Los Angeles FC on Tuesday. The Rapids sent LAFC US$1 million in ge...
Jul 27, 2021
Manitoba RCMP have spent years investigating abuse allegations at residential school
WINNIPEG - A residential school in Manitoba known for harsh discipline and fatal runaway attempts has been the focus of a large-scale, years-long investigation into sexual abuse allegations. Mounties ...
Jul 27, 2021
Tigers, WHL release full 2021-22 schedule
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Start marking off the days on the calendar, Tigers fans. The full 2021-22 Western Hockey League schedule has been released.The Medicine Hat Tigers will start the season with a home-...
Jul 27, 2021
Canucks goalie Braden Holtby, Oilers forward James Neal set for buyouts
The Vancouver Canucks have placed goalie Braden Holtby on waivers ahead of a buyout. The 31-year-old netminder came to Vancouver in free agency last year, signing a two-year deal with an average annua...
Jul 27, 2021
It will take pressure to get some provinces to sign child-care deal: Trudeau
MONCTON, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will take pressure from activists, unions and family groups to get some provinces to sign on to his government's national child-care program. Trud...
Jul 27, 2021
Annamie Paul says Green party convention will go ahead even if election is underway
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul says the party will hold a national convention next month even if a federal election campaign is in full swing. At a climate roundtable this morning, Paul told repor...
Jul 27, 2021