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Challenges wanted. Former NHLer, broadcaster, Nick Kypreos likes the climb
TORONTO - Asked for his take on the Maple Leafs' recent free-agent shopping spree, Nick Kypreos pauses. "If I knew they were signing 40-year-olds, I certainly would have tried a comeback a few years a...
Oct 19, 2020
Province offers tax exemption on new wells, pipelines
Alberta is exempting energy companies from paying property taxes on new wells and pipelines for three years as it attempts to strike a balance between industry and municipalities on linear tax assessm...
Oct 19, 2020
Non-essential travel restrictions at Canada-U.S. border extended to at least Nov. 21
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Restrictions on non-essential travel between Canada and the United States are being extended until at least Nov. 21. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair confirmed the news toda...
Oct 19, 2020
Vancouver Canucks sign forwards Gaudette, Hawryluk to one-year contracts
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forwards Adam Gaudette and Jayce Hawryluk to one-year contracts. Gaudette signed a one-way contract worth US$950,000. The 24-year-old had 33 points (12 go...
Oct 19, 2020
Companies have modest hiring plans, low wage growth expectations, Bank of Canada says
OTTAWA - Canadian workers and companies expect wage growth to stay low over the coming year over heightened uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Canada says in two new reports. The cent...
Oct 19, 2020
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
WASHINGTON - Six Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. businesses, according to a Justice Department indictment unseale...
Oct 19, 2020
Regional airlines reject prospect of government stake in carriers
OTTAWA - Regional airlines are demanding immediate action from Ottawa to prop up the beleaguered sector, but reject the idea of a federal stake in carriers. John McKenna, president of the Air Transpor...
Oct 19, 2020
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
WASHINGTON - Six Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. businesses, according to a Justice Department indictment unseale...
Oct 19, 2020
Sundre hospital renamed in honour of Myron Thompson
Sundre's hospital has been renamed in honour of one of the town's most prominent citizens who served the public for over 50 years.Officials say the Myron Thompson Health Centre commemorates someone wh...
Oct 19, 2020
AHS' mobile mammography unit heading to Valleyview, Sturgeon Lake and Fox Creek
Alberta Health Services' mobile mammography unit will be making stops in Valleyview, Sturgeon Lake and Fox Creek in November, as part of AHS' Screen Test program.The unit will be stationed at the Vall...
Oct 19, 2020