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'They have to earn it': Sens GM Dorion says young players won't be handed NHL job
Pierre Dorion tackled the final question fired his way in French. After answering, and to make sure there wasn't any confusion, the Ottawa Senators general manager switched languages to hammer the poi...
Dec 31, 2020
Czech Republic hammers Austria to advance to quarterfinals at world juniors
EDMONTON - The Czech Republic clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship with a 7-0 win over Austria on Thursday. The Czech Republic went 2-2 in the preliminary round...
Dec 31, 2020
Alberta approves NHL games for Edmonton, Calgary; feds waive 14-day quarantine rule
Alberta is the first province to officially say the NHL can play games in its arenas for the upcoming season.In a statement to The Canadian Press on Thursday, the Alberta government said it approved E...
Dec 31, 2020
2021 New Year’s babies won’t be announced, says AHS
New Year's babies in Alberta in 2021 won't come into the world with the same fanfare as in the past.Alberta Health Services announced New Year's babies will not be identified this year."Given the curr...
Dec 31, 2020
Jail sentence handed out in 2018 Crooked Creek confrontation with police
A 2018 confrontation near Crooked Creek between a suspect and a Mountie that led to an officer firing their weapon has led to a 760-day jail sentence for the man charged.Alberta Justice says Gordon Ra...
Dec 31, 2020
Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split
LONDON - Like a separated couple still living together, Britain and the European Union spent 2020 wrangling and wondering whether they can remain friends. On Thursday, the U.K. is finally moving out. ...
Dec 31, 2020
US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, a move that will reduce American firepower in the region amid heightened tensions with I...
Dec 31, 2020
S&P 500 ends at another record high as tumultuous 2020 ends
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 2020 at more record highs Thursday, closing out one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% and ended the ye...
Dec 31, 2020
Quebec changes COVID-19 vaccine strategy, won't hold back doses for booster shots
MONTREAL - Quebec is changing its COVID-19 vaccine strategy in order to inoculate as many people as possible instead of holding back doses for booster shots. The Health Department said today it plans ...
Dec 31, 2020
Grande Prairie's resiliency, adaptability shine through as Given reflects on 2020
It wasn't the year Bill Given planned for, but with 2020 now coming to a close, he looks back at the year that was with a sense of pride of how residents, staff and entrepreneurs of the City of Grande...
Dec 31, 2020