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Special avalanche warning issued in B.C., Alberta as 'dangerous' conditions develop
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning covering large sections of B.C. and western Alberta's backcountry, saying triggered slides could be "dangerous and destructive." The fo...
Feb 27, 2025
Red ink, tax cuts, debt payments: Highlights of Alberta's budget
EDMONTON - The Alberta government tabled its budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: -- $5.2-billion deficit with deficits in following two years -- Taxpayer-supported debt to reach $93 b...
Feb 27, 2025
Renowned Wellington Jazz Academy makes impact at festival
NANAIMO - Students from Wellington Secondary School's popular jazz program hit all the right notes last weekend. Wellington students garnered several individual and combination honours at one of the l...
Feb 27, 2025
Telus offers hundreds of buyouts to workers across the country
VANCOUVER - For the second time this month, Telus is offering buyouts to hundreds of employees across the country. The telecom company said it's offering "generous" buyout packages as part of the comp...
Feb 27, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Alberta economy back deep in the red with $5.2-billion deficit budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's finances, tied for generations to the steep peaks and sharp valleys of oil and gas prices, are once again plunging deep into deficit, with no immediate relief in sight. Finance Mi...
Feb 27, 2025
Montreal Alouettes sign American defensive lineman Johnson to extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive lineman Mustafa Johnson to a contract extension Thursday. The deal keeps Johnson under contract through the 2026 season. The six-foot, 285-p...
Feb 27, 2025
O'Neill's three-run homer caps huge second inning as Orioles beat Blue Jays 11-8
SARASOTA - Canadian outfielder Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run homer as part of Baltimore's seven-run second inning as the Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-8 in spring training action Thursday. O'N...
Feb 27, 2025
Iowa Senate OKs bill removing gender identity protections, sending change to the House
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Senate approved a bill Thursday that will strip gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code, sending the proposal to the Iowa House for possible fin...
Feb 27, 2025
B.C. audit finds no co-ordination on the implementation of child-care promises
British Columbia's acting auditor general says seven years after promising to add capacity in regional health authorities to license, monitor, and investigate child-care facilities, the province doesn...
Feb 27, 2025
B.C. to require Canadian-made biofuels to meet standards for gas, diesel
British Columbia's energy minister says the province will soon require Canadian-made products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel. Adrian Dix says B.C.'s requirement of five-per...
Feb 27, 2025