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Federal and Alberta governments to study oilsands tailings leak communication
EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments say they will work together to understand what happened around public notifications of toxic seepage at an oilsands tailings pond. Alberta environment mi...
Mar 15, 2023
Victoria group lends a helping hand to Ukraine, setting up prosthetic clinics
Nick Dechev was startled when an air raid siren blared across a medical site in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv last month. The resident of Victoria, B.C., was in Lviv setting up one of two prosthe...
Mar 15, 2023
Garcetti India nomination wins critical test vote in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appeared headed for confirmation Wednesday as the next U.S. ambassador to India, 20 months after he was initially selected for the post and ami...
Mar 15, 2023
Court temporarily stays order to repatriate four Canadians from Syria, pending appeal
OTTAWA - A Federal Court ruling that ordered the government to repatriate four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps has been put on temporary hold until an appeal process plays out. The Federal Cou...
Mar 15, 2023
Toronto Six need to sink Connecticut Whale in semifinal series to pursue Isobel Cup
Becoming the first Canadian team to win an Isobel Cup requires clearing a hurdle that's tripped the Toronto Six in back-to-back years. The Six open a best-of-three Premier Hockey Federation semifinal ...
Mar 15, 2023
Hall of Famer Carmelina Moscato enjoying Mexican soccer adventure with Tigres
Soccer has led Carmelina Moscato to jobs in Australia, Italy, Sweden, the U.S., Denmark and Mexico. And now the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. The former defender, who won 94 caps for Canada between 2002...
Mar 15, 2023
Kings' Lyles suspended 1 game; Bucks' Lopez fined $25,000
NEW YORK - Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles was suspended one game without pay and Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez was fined $25,000 for their involvement in an altercation at the end of a game ...
Mar 15, 2023
Vancouver Folk Festival revival is music to the ears of B.C.'s dedicated fans
VANCOUVER - The long-running Vancouver Folk Festival is back for another year, less than two months after funding issues threatened to permanently cancel the event. A statement on the festival's websi...
Mar 15, 2023
Three victims remain in critical condition after Monday's crash in small Quebec town
AMQUI - Three people are still fighting for their lives, two days after a pickup truck plowed into almost a dozen pedestrians walking down a street in the Quebec town of Amqui. A Quebec City hospital ...
Mar 15, 2023
Texas announces takeover of Houston schools, stirring anger
HOUSTON (AP) - Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston's nearly 200,000-student public school district, the eighth-largest in the country, acting on years of threats and ang...
Mar 15, 2023