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Third period Whitecourt rally sinks Storm Sunday
The Whitecourt Wolverines rallied in the third period, scoring four times in the final frame to walk away with a 4-2 victory over the Grande Prairie Storm on Sunday night at Revolution Place.For the f...
Mar 22, 2021
Jailed Alberta pastor to be released from jail but must pay $1,500 fine
STONY PLAIN, Alta. - A judge has ruled a jailed Edmonton-area pastor can be released immediately but has to pay a $1,500 fine. Judge Jeffrey Champion says James Coates, who preaches at GraceLife Churc...
Mar 22, 2021
Cases of COVID-19 variants on the rise in Canada, fuelling concerns over third wave
Canada's chief public health officer says the number of cases of variants of concern in the country is rising. Dr. Theresa Tam said on Twitter there have been 5,154 confirmed COVID-19 cases involving ...
Mar 22, 2021
AUPE rejects request to further delay contract negotiations with AHS
EDMONTON - The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says its nursing care members and general support workers in health care have rejected a request from the province's health delivery agency to exte...
Mar 22, 2021
U.S, U.K., Canada levy sanctions against China over actions against Uyghur Muslims
OTTAWA - Canada is levelling sanctions against Chinese officials over human-rights violations against minority Muslims in that country. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says in taking the dramati...
Mar 22, 2021
Petition asks Ottawa to review overall effect of expanded coal-mining in Alberta
EDMONTON - Ottawa is to receive a petition today asking the federal government to review the overall impact of expanding coal mining in Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The petition containing 18,000 names ...
Mar 22, 2021
Liberals take on Conservatives over party's climate change motion
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals swiftly adopted a new attack strategy today against the Conservative party's stance on climate change. Over the weekend, delegates to the Conservative policy convention voted...
Mar 22, 2021
Whistlers campground to reopen in Jasper National Park after two-year renovation
Parks Canada says Whistlers Campground in Jasper National Park will reopen this summer, after being shuttered for the past two years due to renovations.Officials say the 781 sites at Whistlers will be...
Mar 22, 2021
Canada's Alphonso Davies handed two-game ban for red card in Bayern Munich win
MUNICH - Canadian Alphonso Davies has been suspended for two games in the wake of his red card in Bayern Munich's 4-0 win over VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. The 20-year-old fullback from Edmonton was yel...
Mar 22, 2021
Canucks claim another Leaf off waiver wire, picking up forward Travis Boyd
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have claimed centre Travis Boyd off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boyd has three goals and five assists in 20 games this season. The Maple Leafs placed him on...
Mar 22, 2021