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Grande Prairie adds one new case of COVID-19, Alberta adds 124 new cases
Alberta is reporting 124 new cases of COVID-19 for Monday, September 14, bringing the provincial total to 1,491. This is a drop from the 1,538 active cases reported on Monday.It is the seventh straigh...
Sep 15, 2020

Coach Greg Vanney familiar with Toronto FC's home away from home in East Hartford
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney and GM Ali Curtis sat down for a brainstorming session at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida, wondering about possible places to play if the Canadian border remained cl...
Sep 15, 2020

Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer
PHOENIX - A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person has been taken into custody, authorities said. The officer was...
Sep 15, 2020

Sexsmith Town Council news: Flood mitigation work coming, snow removal bylaw amended, no mandatory mask bylaw
Ten different projects meant to mitigate flooding problems in Sexsmith are going ahead.The federal government has approved a grant for $1,357,642 from the Canada Infrastructure Fund for the Town's Sto...
Sep 15, 2020

Manitoba turns shipping containers into nursing home visitation rooms
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is having shipping containers repurposed to serve as outdoor visitation rooms at personal care homes across the province. The containers are being fitted with electr...
Sep 15, 2020

Plate Trial winner Clayton being pointed to Prince of Wales Stakes
TORONTO - It appears the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes is on tap for Clayton. The three-year-old colt was back on the track Tuesday at Woodbine Racetrack, just three days after his third-place ...
Sep 15, 2020

Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries
OTTAWA - As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, there are countries where no school at all is the only option. One is Lebanon, where th...
Sep 15, 2020

Stars GM Jim Nill says Rick Bowness has earned Dallas Stars coaching job
EDMONTON - Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill says interim head coach Rick Bowness has "earned the right" to come back behind the bench, but says the decision will come after the Stanley Cup f...
Sep 15, 2020

Famed jewel thief, surf champ 'Murf the Surf' dies at 83
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jack "Murf the Surf" Murphy, who was behind one of the biggest jewel heists in U.S. history, gained membership in a surfing hall of fame and served time for murder, has died in ...
Sep 15, 2020

Kenney says cross-country Energy East pipeline remains a possibility
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says new federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was just stating the obvious when he indicated the Energy East pipeline project was off the table in a conversation with t...
Sep 15, 2020