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Staffing levels causing biggest issues for Homeward Bound
Tough economic conditions have hit many people in Prince Albert and the organizations trying to help them. For one local organization, however, the major issue is finding people to provide that help.H...
Apr 20, 2023
Canada's Dillon Brooks trying to get under LeBron's skin for Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Calling the NBA's all-time leading scorer - regular season and playoffs - old and just another player might not seem very smart to most folks. For Dillon Brooks, that's just the ...
Apr 20, 2023
B.C. stores broke privacy laws on facial ID technology, privacy commissioner says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's privacy commissioner says Canadian Tire stores that used facial recognition technology didn't adequately notify their customers and didn't get consent to collect the pers...
Apr 20, 2023
Canada's EV battery contract with Volkswagen could be worth more than $13 billion
OTTAWA - German auto giant Volkswagen has secured an exclusive contract with Canada that could be worth more than $13 billion over the next 10 years to build an electric-vehicle battery plant in south...
Apr 20, 2023
'A tough loss': Maple Leafs moving on minus suspended forward Michael Bunting
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are moving on minus Michael Bunting. They don't have any other choice. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe and his players were largely tight-lipped about the three-game suspens...
Apr 20, 2023
Quebec ministers sorry for broken promise on 'third link' tunnel in capital
QUEBEC - A parade of government ministers took turns today issuing sorrowful regrets for breaking a major election promise to build a multi-purpose vehicle tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shor...
Apr 20, 2023
Committee weighs bill to make feds accountable to Parliament on future pandemic plans
OTTAWA - A parliamentary health committee is weighing the need for new legislation that would force the Pubic Health Agency of Canada to table its plans to prevent and prepare for future pandemics in ...
Apr 20, 2023
Tsitsipas, Rublev to represent Team Europe at Laver Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Top-seeded men's players Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Andrey Rublev of Russia are joining Bjorn Borg's Team Europe for this year's Laver Cup in Vancouver. Tsitsipas, ranked fourth in t...
Apr 20, 2023
Do not disturb is a hockey player's best friend during Stanley Cup playoffs
EDMONTON - NHL players' phones start chiming and pinging like casinos when the playoffs start. Moms, dads, siblings, cousins, minor hockey teammates, high-school classmates and that guy who fixed the ...
Apr 20, 2023
Canada's Dabrowski, partner Stefani lose in doubles quarterfinal at Stuttgart Open
STUTTGART, Germany - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani are out of the Stuttgart Open. The duo lost in the doubles quarterfinal to Alexa Guarachi of Chile and New Zealand'...
Apr 20, 2023
