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Northern communities at the top for 'No Ambulance Available' calls in 2023
Saskatchewan's Opposition says hundreds of residents were left in the dark by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) in the first three months of the year with no ambulances available.Documents obtai...
Apr 03, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps forward Simon Becher named MLS player of the matchday
Vancouver Whitecaps forward Simon Becher has been named the Major League Soccer player of the matchday. Becher, 23, scored two goals and added an assist in his first MLS start in Vancouver's 5-0 rout ...
Apr 03, 2023
Golf Canada launches National Golf League for recreational players
Golf Canada has a two-prong plan to make golf more enjoyable for recreational players. The national sports body announced its National Golf League on Monday, a countrywide network of existing recreati...
Apr 03, 2023
Abortion clinic ban in Utah challenged by lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Planned Parenthood and ACLU of Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new Utah law that would ban abortion clinics in the deeply conservative state. The law signed by Republic...
Apr 03, 2023
Alberta premier says she will no longer comment on Crown prosecutor controversy
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will no longer speak about her involvement in how COVID-19 court cases are being prosecuted. Smith has told a news conference that her government is c...
Apr 03, 2023
Fire alarm blamed for 10 minutes of beeping during remote Blue Jays radio broadcast
A fire alarm was to blame for 10 minutes of beeping noises that could be heard during Sportsnet's remote call of the Toronto Blue Jays-St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcast over the weekend. Blue Jays v...
Apr 03, 2023
Ottawa may have to adjust future help for Ukrainian refugees: immigration minister
CALGARY - Canada may have to consider updating future supports for Ukrainians seeking refuge from war, federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Monday. "I've been hearing from provinces and from ...
Apr 03, 2023
Olympian, former Canada basketball player Greg Francis dead at 48
TORONTO - Former Canadian men's basketball national team member and Olympian Greg Francis has died at the age of 48. Canada Basketball confirmed the news on Monday. Francis competed for Canada at both...
Apr 03, 2023
Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools
Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor's veto of a controversial bill to place re...
Apr 03, 2023
Autopsy finds cause of death for Irvo Otieno was asphyxia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has led to second-degree murder charges against 10 deputies and hospital employees, died ...
Apr 03, 2023