Author Archives:
Five things to know about Canada's electricity overhaul as budget spurs clean tech
OTTAWA - Clean electricity was one of the stars of Tuesday's federal budget, with almost $1 in every $8 of new spending the budget anticipates in the next five years targeting Canada's electricity dre...
Mar 29, 2023
Canadian tennis star Andreescu out with torn ankle ligaments
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she sustained two torn ligaments in her left ankle in a recent match at the Miami Open. Andreescu provided an update on her status Wednesday on Twitter. The ...
Mar 29, 2023
'Leave this with me': Alberta premier heard on call with COVID-19 protester
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a leaked cellphone call, commiserated with a COVID-19 protester about his trial while divulging to him there was an internal dispute over how Crown prosec...
Mar 29, 2023
Lack of umpires sets off alarms for upcoming baseball season
Finding people to play baseball in Prince Albert isn't much of a challenge. However, compared to umpires, that's a different story. On Wednesday, Prince Albert Minor Baseball sent out an S.O.S. signal...
Mar 29, 2023
Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US
HOUSTON (AP) - The man who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States, where he will reunite with his family a...
Mar 29, 2023
The non-disparagement clause; some Canadian athletes feel contractually silenced
Athletes' fears of repercussions if they talk about problems they see in their sport have been cited as one reason for Canada's current safe-sport crisis. In order to receive just over $21,000 annuall...
Mar 29, 2023
Edmonton Elks release veteran CFL running back James Wilder Jr.
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks released veteran American running back James Wilder Jr. on Wednesday. The six-foot-three, 232-pound Wilder appeared in 15 games over two seasons with Edmonton. He ran for ...
Mar 29, 2023
Fatal stabbing casts a pall over downtown Vancouver neighbourhood as court date set
VANCOUVER - The fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old father outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks is casting a pall over the normally bustling block. Passersby have been pausing to pay their respects to P...
Mar 29, 2023
7 California officers charged in death of man in custody
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed "I can't ...
Mar 29, 2023
N.W.T. releases strategy to reduce alcohol-related harms
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government has released its first strategy aimed at reducing alcohol-related harms. It details 15 actions the territory plans to take by the end of March 2028 t...
Mar 29, 2023
