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Ottawa pledges $2.4M for trades apprenticeship program in the N.W.T.'s Tlicho region
YELLOWKNIFE - The federal government is committing more than $2.4 million to create 30 new apprenticeships in the Northwest Territories' Tlicho region. The Tlicho Trades Apprenticeship Program is mean...
Feb 23, 2023

Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of Abbotsford says the British Columbia farming community has come a long way since devastating flooding in 2021 - but still has far to go with long-term recovery and repa...
Feb 23, 2023

Hamilton Tiger-Cats deal veteran quarterback Dane Evans to B.C. Lions
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats traded former starting quarterback Dane Evans to the B.C. Lions on Thursday. Hamilton receives a conditional 2024 fourth-round selection for Evans, who started for the Ticats i...
Feb 23, 2023

Co-founder and CEO Chris Overholt leaving OverActive Media for another job
TORONTO - Chris Overholt is stepping down as CEO of OverActive Media. The esports company says Overholt is leaving "to pursue another opportunity" but will stay on as a strategic adviser for 30 days t...
Feb 23, 2023

Florida executes man for 1990 murder while a fugitive
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida executed a man on Thursday for murdering a woman in 1990 after he escaped from prison, stabbing her to death in a shopping mall parking lot in an attempted carjacking. Dona...
Feb 23, 2023

Ryan O'Reilly settling into life as a member of the Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Ryan O'Reilly passed through the locker room's sliding doors and was immediately told he would be heading to a different sheet of ice. After one of the newest Maple Leafs was done with a ser...
Feb 23, 2023

Rotary looks at creating two new splash parks
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords is looking at building two new splash parks- one in North Battleford and another in the town of Battleford. Rotary club president Randy Patrick and board member Warr...
Feb 23, 2023

Mother hoping for more support for special-need students after autistic son causes school lockdown
A mother in Meath Park is hoping to see more provincial funding to help schools better support special needs students.Dawn Borle's 13-year-old son has autism and earlier this month, he had a meltdown ...
Feb 23, 2023

Ontario Indigenous group criticizes federal government's unmarked graves contract
OTTAWA - An Indigenous political organization representing 39 Ontario First Nations says it is "confounded" by a federal decision to hire an international organization to provide advice on unmarked gr...
Feb 23, 2023

Man facing list of charges after three different sexual assault incidents on same day
Prince Albert Police have found and arrested a 33-year-old man accused of three separate sexual assault incidents, all on the same day. Gary Janvier is facing a list of charges after the three inciden...
Feb 23, 2023