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The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. The top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said Friday, March 31, that the Biden administration has not given any feedback to the company since TikTok’s CEO testified in Congress last week. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

TikTok top attorney reiterates safety measures for users

The top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said…

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

No handcuffs but a mug shot: Trump to be arraigned Tuesday

Former President Donald Trump will be formally arrested and arraigned next Tuesday…

Saskatchewan Minister of Health Paul Merriman speaks to the media after the budget is presented in Regina, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

Saskatchewan announces increased compensation to doctors for after-hours care

Saskatchewan’s health minister says a move to increase compensation for family doctors…

The Plastic Reduction Program is a pillar of Ocean Wise’s Plastic Free Oceans initiative, which also includes extensive research on ocean plastic and microplastic pollution, the Plastic Wise Pledge and The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.

As Canada’s single-use ban rolls out, ‘Big Plastic’ takes Ottawa to court

International community vows to protect world’s oceans

The Plastic Reduction Program is a pillar of Ocean Wise’s Plastic Free Oceans initiative, which also includes extensive research on ocean plastic and microplastic pollution, the Plastic Wise Pledge and The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.
FILE - Debris is strewn about tornado damaged homes, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S. to be ready Friday, March 31, for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez,File)

Tornado slams Little Rock, shreds rooftops, flips vehicles

A tornado raced through Little Rock and surrounding areas Friday, splintering homes,…

FILE - Debris is strewn about tornado damaged homes, Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Rolling Fork, Miss. Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern U.S. to be ready Friday, March 31, for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez,File)
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Christiansen (23) collides with Boston Bruins left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Bruins take Presidents’ Trophy with OT win over Blue Jackets

David Pastrnak scored his 53rd goal of the season 41 seconds into…

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Christiansen (23) collides with Boston Bruins left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Jonathan Denis speaks during a news conference in Edmonton on Aug. 7, 2014. The former Alberta cabinet minister has been cited by the province’s legal regulator for alleged professional misconduct. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Former Alberta cabinet minister cited by law society for alleged misconduct

A former Alberta cabinet minister has been cited by the province’s law…

Jonathan Denis speaks during a news conference in Edmonton on Aug. 7, 2014. The former Alberta cabinet minister has been cited by the province’s legal regulator for alleged professional misconduct. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Town of Ponoka expands spring drop-in programming

Drop-in programming begins April 17

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network in Ottawa on Thursday, March 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Lethbridge UCP candidate, slammed for comments on pornography in schools, resigns

A candidate for the United Conservative Party in southern Alberta has resigned…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the Canada Strong and Free Network in Ottawa on Thursday, March 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A gas station displays its prices in Bowmanville, Ont. on Monday Dec. 5, 2022. It will cost many Canadians a bit more to fill gas tanks or heat their houses next month as the national carbon price rises Saturday in the three prairie provinces and Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

Carbon price and rebates rising Saturday in Ontario, Prairies

Canadians in the prairies, two territories and Ontario will pay a bit…

A gas station displays its prices in Bowmanville, Ont. on Monday Dec. 5, 2022. It will cost many Canadians a bit more to fill gas tanks or heat their houses next month as the national carbon price rises Saturday in the three prairie provinces and Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Kaycee Madu shakes hand with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith after he was sworn into cabinet in Edmonton, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Madu says it was appropriate for his boss to phone up a pastor charged over pandemic-rule protests and discuss the accused’s upcoming criminal trial. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Appropriate for Alberta premier to discuss COVID case with accused, deputy says

Alberta’s deputy premier says it was appropriate for Premier Danielle Smith to…

Kaycee Madu shakes hand with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith after he was sworn into cabinet in Edmonton, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Madu says it was appropriate for his boss to phone up a pastor charged over pandemic-rule protests and discuss the accused’s upcoming criminal trial. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Pope Francis bows his head behind Indigenous chiefs preparing to perform a traditional dance at a ceremony in Maskwacis, Alta., on Monday, July 25, 2022. The Vatican has rejected the Doctrine of Discovery a year after Pope Francis met with Indigenous groups from Canada and delivered his first apology for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Vatican rejects Doctrine of Discovery, a move Indigenous people have long urged

The Vatican has formally denounced a 15th-century doctrine used to legitimize the…

Pope Francis bows his head behind Indigenous chiefs preparing to perform a traditional dance at a ceremony in Maskwacis, Alta., on Monday, July 25, 2022. The Vatican has rejected the Doctrine of Discovery a year after Pope Francis met with Indigenous groups from Canada and delivered his first apology for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, leave from the Nongprue police station on their way to Pattaya Provincial Court in Pattaya, Thailand, Friday, March 31, 2023. More than 60 members of a Chinese Christian church have been detained in Thailand, supporters said Friday, raising fears they may be returned to their home country, where they face possible persecution. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Members of exiled Chinese church detained in Thailand

More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were…

Members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, leave from the Nongprue police station on their way to Pattaya Provincial Court in Pattaya, Thailand, Friday, March 31, 2023. More than 60 members of a Chinese Christian church have been detained in Thailand, supporters said Friday, raising fears they may be returned to their home country, where they face possible persecution. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Sound Transit has beefed up security after weekend violence at the Westlake and University light rail stations. (Sue Misao / Herald file)

Lack of data on transit violence amounts to ‘blanket of ignorance’: researcher

Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle…

Sound Transit has beefed up security after weekend violence at the Westlake and University light rail stations. (Sue Misao / Herald file)
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Grand opening for the Ponoka Area Archer’s Club is set for next week

Event to run in the basement of the Ponoka Moose Hall on April 3

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Speed is the traffic safety focus for month of April

As spring approaches, and the snow starts to melt, the road conditions…

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee had asked for six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses, from 2015 to 2020. The court’s order Tuesday, Nov. 22 leaves no legal obstacle in the way. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump indicted, becomes 1st ex-president charged with crime: lawyer

Latest legal battle to likely impact Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024

FILE - Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee had asked for six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses, from 2015 to 2020. The court’s order Tuesday, Nov. 22 leaves no legal obstacle in the way. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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What counts as distracted driving in Alberta

Rules vary from province to province

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Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls on federal government to ‘scrap’ carbon tax

‘The PBO shows politicians are using magic math to sell their carbon tax’: Terrazzano

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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, Melissa Joan Hart arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Ralph Breaks the Internet." Hart says she helped a class of kindergartners that was fleeing the school shooting in Nashville earlier this week. Hart said in a video posted on Instagram Tuesday that she and her husband were headed to her kids’ school conferences Monday when they helped some students get away from the shooting that killed six people. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Melissa Joan Hart says she helped ‘tiny kids’ flee shooting

Actor Melissa Joan Hart said she and her husband helped a class…

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, Melissa Joan Hart arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Ralph Breaks the Internet." Hart says she helped a class of kindergartners that was fleeing the school shooting in Nashville earlier this week. Hart said in a video posted on Instagram Tuesday that she and her husband were headed to her kids’ school conferences Monday when they helped some students get away from the shooting that killed six people. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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