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Bears trying to live with people, but it still isn't enough; study
EDMONTON - Grizzly bears are doing their best to get along with people, but it still isn't enough.Newly published research assessing more than 40 years of data concludes that without large wilderness ...
Jul 7, 2020
No rules broken in hiring of public inquiry head: ethics commissioner
EDMONTON - Alberta's ethics commissioner says Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer did not break ethics rules when he hired Steve Allan to run the public inquiry into who funds oil protesters.Marguerite T...
Jul 7, 2020
Semi seized, charges laid after ‘dangerous’ house move on QEII
A total of 40 charges were laid after a semi-truck came close to losing the mobile home it was hauling on the QEII Highway near Red Deer last month.Alberta Sheriffs said members of their Highway Patro...
Jul 7, 2020
Black bear spotted in South Bear Creek area
A black bear has been spotted in the area of South Bear Creek Park Tuesday morning.Park officials posted the advisory to Facebook Tuesday morning.This follows an announcement on Sunday that a cougar h...
Jul 7, 2020
Bears trying to live with people, but it still isn't enough: study
EDMONTON - Grizzly bears are doing their best to get along with people, but it still isn't enough. Newly published research assessing more than 40 years of data concludes that without large wilde...
Jul 7, 2020
Charities battered by COVID-19 say federal support desperately needed
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing growing calls to provide direct support to Canada's charity and non-profit sector as some of the country's best-known and largest organizations say th...
Jul 7, 2020
Wizards' Beal not playing rest of NBA season due to injury
WASHINGTON - Wizards leading scorer Bradley Beal won't take part in the restart of the NBA season because of a right rotator cuff injury. The team announced Beal's status Tuesday before travelling to ...
Jul 7, 2020
Attempts to close Line 5 pipeline a "threat" to consumers; Suncor CEO
CALGARY - The CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says attempts by Michigan state politicians to retire the Line 5 pipeline running through a Great Lakes channel is a "huge potential threat" for consumers in Mi...
Jul 7, 2020
Hiring soared in May as mass layoffs eased
WASHINGTON - The job market took a big step toward healing in May, though plenty of damage remains, as a record level of hiring followed record layoffs in March and April. The Labor Department reporte...
Jul 7, 2020
Canadian cyclist Michael Woods recovered from nasty crash, ready to race
A broken femur and global pandemic seem like a nasty double whammy. But after going down in a high-speed crash March 12 in the Paris-Nice race, Canadian Michael Woods has used cycling's COVID-19 hiatu...
Jul 7, 2020