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A screen displays a patient's vital signs during open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore on Nov. 28, 2016. The senator who pushed for Canada's assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition is a mental disorder says the debate about that policy is now over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Patrick Semansky

The issue of expanding assisted dying eligibility ‘has already been decided’: senator

The senator who pushed for Canada’s assisted dying regime to include people…

by The Canadian Press

A screen displays a patient's vital signs during open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore on Nov. 28, 2016. The senator who pushed for Canada's assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition is a mental disorder says the debate about that policy is now over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Patrick Semansky

Lyuba Pastushok tends to her growing herd of cattle on her family farm in Holoskyovchi in western Ukraine on Feb. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman

Canadian dairy plant becomes unlikely symbol of defiance for Ukrainian farmers

The cows on Lyuba Pastushok’s farm are like her “cheeky children,” she…

by The Canadian Press

Lyuba Pastushok tends to her growing herd of cattle on her family farm in Holoskyovchi in western Ukraine on Feb. 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Osman

Supporters of the Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project recently gathered in Lacombe to celebrate a milestone anniversary. From left are Alberta Regional Representative Ary Vreeken; Project Committee Members Doug Mass and Vic Bergen and Andy Harrington, executive director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Mark Weber/Lacombe Express

Lacombe’s Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project marks a milestone anniversary

Affiliated with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, proceeds raised go to the world’s hungry

by Mark Weber

Supporters of the Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project recently gathered in Lacombe to celebrate a milestone anniversary. From left are Alberta Regional Representative Ary Vreeken; Project Committee Members Doug Mass and Vic Bergen and Andy Harrington, executive director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Mark Weber/Lacombe Express

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People are silhouetted against the sky at dusk as they watch the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Edgerton, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week

Frederick Lea Hardy’s name carved into the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, April 2022 is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sarah Worthman

Punishment of First World War soldiers for sexual orientation detailed in new study

Supporters of TikTok hold signs during a rally to defend the app, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. The House holds a hearing Thursday, with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the platform’s consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on kids. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Gap grows between TikTok users, U.S. lawmakers on potential ban

Insolvency trustee Doug Hoyes encounters a lot of Canadians with money troubles, but he’s become particularly sympathetic to the plight of young people who find themselves financially underwater. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Millennials dominate insolvencies as credit card, student loan, CERB tax debts add up

The nomination deadline for the annual, long-running ‘Blue Feather Award’ from the Ellis Bird Farm is coming up on May 1. Organizers are excited for a full roster of activities and special events planned throughout the coming season.
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It’s a packed season ahead for Ellis Bird Farm

Staff at the Ellis Bird Farm are excited about a full slate…

by Mark Weber

The nomination deadline for the annual, long-running ‘Blue Feather Award’ from the Ellis Bird Farm is coming up on May 1. Organizers are excited for a full roster of activities and special events planned throughout the coming season.
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Leduc RCMP seek information on Calmar break and enter

The Leduc RCMP are on the hunt for information relating to a…

by Kevin Sabo

HMCS Windsor, one of Canada's Victoria-class long range patrol submarines, returns to port in Halifax on June 20, 2018. The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada's closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Canada at crossroads on submarines as cost, need butt heads and allies press ahead

The federal government is at a crossroads on replacing Canada’s aging submarines,…

by The Canadian Press

HMCS Windsor, one of Canada's Victoria-class long range patrol submarines, returns to port in Halifax on June 20, 2018. The clock is ticking for the Canadian military to decide whether to replace its submarines, as Canada's closest allies push ahead with plans to build new fleets. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Team Ontario third, Ryan Fry makes a shot against Team Canada during the Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont. on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The decorated Canadian curler has indicated on his social media accounts he's stepping back from competitive curling. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nicole Osborne

Veteran third Ryan Fry says he’s stepping back from competitive curling

Decorated Canadian curler Ryan Fry has indicated on his social media accounts…

by The Canadian Press

Team Ontario third, Ryan Fry makes a shot against Team Canada during the Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont. on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The decorated Canadian curler has indicated on his social media accounts he's stepping back from competitive curling. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nicole Osborne

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre steps away from the microphone after an announcement and news conference, in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Poilievre says that if he became prime minister, he would sue pharmaceutical companies as a way to fund drug treatment ⁠— but he won't say what he would do about supervised consumption sites. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Poilievre says he would sue Big Pharma, won’t comment on supervised consumption sites

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that if he became prime minister, he…

by The Canadian Press

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre steps away from the microphone after an announcement and news conference, in New Westminster, B.C., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Poilievre says that if he became prime minister, he would sue pharmaceutical companies as a way to fund drug treatment ⁠— but he won't say what he would do about supervised consumption sites. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

An RCMP officer wears a body camera at the detachment in Bible Hill, N.S. on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Alberta plans to require all police services in the province to wear the devices.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

‘A transformational decision’: Alberta requiring body cameras for all police services

The Alberta government is planning to require all police services in the…

by The Canadian Press

An RCMP officer wears a body camera at the detachment in Bible Hill, N.S. on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Alberta plans to require all police services in the province to wear the devices.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Simu Liu poses for a photograph at the media wall after hosting the 2022 Juno Awards Broadcast at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Sunday, May 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Topless protestor crashes Junos, as Weeknd wins 5th award with album of the year

A wildly unpredictable Juno Awards unfolded on Monday as a topless protester…

by The Canadian Press

Simu Liu poses for a photograph at the media wall after hosting the 2022 Juno Awards Broadcast at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Sunday, May 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. New polling shows the majority of Canadians support the federal government calling an independent inquiry into allegations of foreign interference, but still feel the country's electoral system is safe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Poll suggests most Canadians trust election results, want interference inquiry

New polling suggests the majority of Canadians want the federal government to…

by The Canadian Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. New polling shows the majority of Canadians support the federal government calling an independent inquiry into allegations of foreign interference, but still feel the country's electoral system is safe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, disembark their plane in Yellowknife during part of the Royal Tour of Canada, Thursday, May 19, 2022. New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to their new king, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Canadians uninterested in King Charles’ coronation, British monarchy, survey suggests

New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, and…

by The Canadian Press

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, disembark their plane in Yellowknife during part of the Royal Tour of Canada, Thursday, May 19, 2022. New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to their new king, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Tailings samples are being tested during a tour of Imperial's oil sands research centre in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look after the environment, observers say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Kearl oilsands leak exposes gaps in how Alberta and Canada oversee industry: experts

Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed…

Mar 14, 2023

Tailings samples are being tested during a tour of Imperial's oil sands research centre in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look after the environment, observers say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left to right, Col Jaimie Norman, Admiral Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord, and Commander Gus Carnie during Sunak’s visit to San Diego, Monday March 13, 2023, ahead of his meetings with US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese as part of AUKUS. Experts are warning that Canada’s omission from the military pact involving three of its closest allies is symptomatic of a larger problem in how this country is perceived by its friends. (Stefan Rousseau-Pool via AP/The Canadian Press)

Canada on sidelines as U.S., Britain, Australia move ahead on new security deal

Canada’s omission from a military pact involving three of its closest allies…

by The Canadian Press

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left to right, Col Jaimie Norman, Admiral Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord, and Commander Gus Carnie during Sunak’s visit to San Diego, Monday March 13, 2023, ahead of his meetings with US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese as part of AUKUS. Experts are warning that Canada’s omission from the military pact involving three of its closest allies is symptomatic of a larger problem in how this country is perceived by its friends. (Stefan Rousseau-Pool via AP/The Canadian Press)

B.C. encouraged by proposed bail reforms. (File photo)

B.C. ‘encouraged’ by Ottawa bail reform, cautious about impact on racialized groups

British Columbia’s attorney general says the province is treading carefully to ensure…

by The Canadian Press

B.C. encouraged by proposed bail reforms. (File photo)

Michelle Yeoh, winner of the Oscar for lead actress, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

For Asian Americans, Yeoh, Quan’s Oscar wins are theirs too

Edward Dion Farinas watches the Academy Awards every year but the Filipino…

by The Canadian Press

Michelle Yeoh, winner of the Oscar for lead actress, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

A skunk is seen in an undated handout photo. Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. (Critter Care Wildlife Society/THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO)

Eight skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government

Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C.,…

by The Canadian Press

A skunk is seen in an undated handout photo. Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. (Critter Care Wildlife Society/THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO)

Maple Leafs Foods CEO Michael McCain waits to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food investigating food price inflation in Ottawa, on Monday, March 6, 2023. McCain Foods says it will spend $600 million to double the size of its potato processing facility in southern Alberta. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

McCain to spend $600M to double potato processing capacity in southern Alta.

French fry giant McCain Foods Ltd. has announced it will spend $600…

by The Canadian Press

Maple Leafs Foods CEO Michael McCain waits to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food investigating food price inflation in Ottawa, on Monday, March 6, 2023. McCain Foods says it will spend $600 million to double the size of its potato processing facility in southern Alberta. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

The Town of Sylvan Lake recieved a lower number of building permit requests in February compared to last year. (file photo)

Town of Sylvan Lake recieves lower building permit application numbers

The Town of Sylvan Lake’s February building statistics showed a lower amount of permit applications

by Sarah Baker

The Town of Sylvan Lake recieved a lower number of building permit requests in February compared to last year. (file photo)

Brazilian Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, talks to the media during a press conference, before presenting the last report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic on the human rights situation in Syria at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 13, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN: World after earthquake was slow to send aid to Syria

The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly last…

by The Canadian Press

Brazilian Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, talks to the media during a press conference, before presenting the last report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic on the human rights situation in Syria at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 13, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

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