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Natalie Wilkie, a seven-time Paralympic medallist, and Sarah Nurse, Beijing Olympic gold medallist in hockey, threw the ceremonial first pitches at the sold-out Rogers Centre at the Blue Jays series opener.

Ottawa convoy organizer Pat King's bail review hearing came to an abrupt and unexpected stop after only a few hours Wednesday.

According to the ATA, 97 per cent of teachers say it is unlikely they will be able to adequately prepare to teach new math, English and physical education curriculums by September. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said today those curriculums are now finalized.

Pierre Poilievre spoke to a crowd of between 5,000 to 7,000 people just south of Calgary yesterday. The federal Conservative leadership candidate talked about freedom, becoming the next Prime Minister, inflation, the carbon tax and several other hot button issues.

The biggest challenge facing prosecutors right now is their inability to collectively bargain with the province, said Dallas Sopko, president of the Alberta Crown Attorney’s Association.

Gerald Russell FROMMELT, 37, is wanted on Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder in what is being described by police as domestically-motivated homicide. Twenty-three-year-old Jamie Scheible was shot and killed April 7 in Calgary.

The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by the highest amount in more than 20 years and warned more rate hikes are coming as it increased its outlook for inflation.

A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off a smoke grenade and fired a barrage of bullets in a rush-hour subway train in New York, shooting at least 10 people Tuesday, authorities said.

Contagious viral infection now detected in seven Alberta poultry flocks including two in Mountain View County

Jamie Scheible, who attended high school in Okotoks, was shot and killed last week in what police believe was a targeted shooting by a man she was in a relationship with. Her devastated parents are asking for privacy.