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Calgary Stampeders add former Roughriders coach Craig Dickenson as senior consultant
CALGARY - Dave and Craig Dickenson are together again with the Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders appointed Craig Dickenson as a senior consultant Tuesday. His younger brother Dave Dickenson is Calgar...
Mar 12, 2024
Samaritan, 80, who died after pushing woman from path of vehicle always helpful: son
The son of an 80-year-old Alberta man who died on Vancouver Island after helping a woman involved in a crash says it was in his dad's nature to help others before "tragedy took him." Ronald Hare of Ca...
Mar 12, 2024
North Battleford council looks at enforcement options as property tax debt exceeds $7 million
North Battleford city council is looking at making plans to work to knock down the significant amount owing to the city from unpaid property taxes.Finance Director Margarita Pena presented the financi...
Mar 12, 2024
Richmond, B.C., seeks federal funding to house refugees crowding homeless shelters
RICHMOND - The City of Richmond in British Columbia is urging the federal government to provide more temporary housing for refugees and asylum seekers or pay for the use of city shelters, with the new...
Mar 12, 2024
Value of Canadian farmland rises 11.5 per cent in 2023: report
The value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023, a new report by agriculture lending firm Farm Credit Canada has found. Chief economist J.P. Gervais said while that's a slight slowdown from ...
Mar 12, 2024
Saskatchewan to restrict bear spray in public urban spaces
The Saskatchewan government says it's restricting bear spray in public urban spaces.The province says people won't be able to spray the product in public areas and could face fines of up to $100,000.J...
Mar 12, 2024
Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions
Vancouver officials say dozens of homeless people staying in the city's only legal encampment have to temporarily move because the site has become unsafe and unhygienic. Deputy city manager Sandra Sin...
Mar 12, 2024
Not smurfing around: Saskatoon woman shows off giant Smurfs collection
When it comes to collecting, Christine McDonald isn't smurfing around.She said she remembers watching the Saturday morning cartoon, and fell in love with the little blue creatures at 10 years old. She...
Mar 12, 2024
By the numbers: Canada's disaster financial assistance program
OTTAWA - Canada's Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, or DFAA, was launched in 1970, setting a formula for how provinces and territories would split costs with the federal government w...
Mar 12, 2024
B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents
VICTORIA - Penalties for commercial truck crashes into overpasses or other infrastructure in British Columbia are set to soar, including fines of up to $100,000 and jail sentences up to 18 months. The...
Mar 12, 2024