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Storm, NWJHL on Christmas break
Grande Prairie StormThe Storm are on their Christmas break after finishing a four-game road trip during which the team won two games and lost the other two.Grande Prairie goes into the break sitting l...
Dec 20, 2021
Northwest Alberta Sports Excellence Awards open January 1, 2022
Nominations for the eighth annual Northwest Alberta Sports Excellence Awards open on January 1, 2022. The annual awards are hosted by the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection to help recognize and...
Dec 20, 2021
Weekend curling roundup
Walker over Scheidegger in Edmonton Laura Walker beat Casey Scheidegger 5-2 in Sunday's final of the Alberta Curling Series stop at Edmonton's Avonair Curling Club.Grande Prairie's Kristie Moore and C...
Dec 20, 2021
Final numbers in from 2021 Christmas Bird Count
The final number is in from the annual Christmas Bird Count.The annual Christmas Bird Count usually takes place on a weekend in December and has local bird enthusiasts walk through a park or neighbour...
Dec 20, 2021
Siksika Nation members accept $1.3B settlement after land unlawfully surrendered
SIKSIKA NATION, AB - It is a big day for members of a Southern Alberta First Nation, who have taken a significant step in a dispute with the federal government that has been a long time coming.Last Th...
Dec 20, 2021
High prices and cattle producers calling it quits; ranchers reflect on tough year
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Rancher Darby Delorme prepares his cows for the annual Beef Pen Show at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede groundsThis year has been a tough one for the rancher from Robsart, ...
Dec 20, 2021
NHL shuts down Canadiens, Blue Jackets due to COVID-19 concerns
The NHL has shut down the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets through its holiday break because of COVID-19. The league said in a statement today the move was made "due to concern with the nu...
Dec 20, 2021
Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after severe flood damage
VANCOUVER - A major highway linking Metro Vancouver and southern British Columbia to the rest of the province has reopened about a month after severe flooding damaged the route in several areas. The B...
Dec 20, 2021
More restrictions, more boosters in provinces today as Omicron threat looms
Canada's battle to contain the Omicron variant continues on multiple fronts today, with three provinces reintroducing public health restrictions and a fourth expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine...
Dec 20, 2021
Boosters snapped up in Ontario, new COVID restrictions in effect in some provinces
Adults in Ontario looking to book a COVID-19 vaccine booster may have to wait more than a week for an appointment as many health regions say bookings were snapped up this morning. The province has exp...
Dec 20, 2021