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Former commissioner Larry Smith understands COVID-19 pandemic's impact upon CFL
Larry Smith is very familiar with CFL crisis management. During his tenure as commissioner (1992-97) Smith headed up the CFL's U.S. expansion. From 1993-95, the league had franchises in ...
May 5, 2020
Stormtrooper with a gun: Alberta police take down restaurant worker in costume
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in southern Alberta are being investigated after a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars" stormtrooper costume who was carrying a plastic gun was forced to the gr...
May 5, 2020
Court overturns Quincy Jones' win in Michael Jackson lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jone...
May 5, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases in North Zone again Tuesday as province plans for expanded testing
New cases of COVID-19 have decreased for a fourth straight day in Alberta Tuesday, as the province has identified 57 cases for May 5 to bring the province's total number of cases to 5,893. For the sec...
May 5, 2020 Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced a $4.5 million investment to expand testing capacity in Alberta (Photo: Government of Alberta)
Government of Alberta injects $12.7 million into Peace River CMR projects
The Government of Alberta announced Tuesday that as part of its $1.9 billion accelerated capital maintenance and renewal (CMR) funding, the Town of Peace River will see $12.7 million injected into six...
May 5, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta Facebook
Revamp of classification system seen as key to cementing assault-style rifle ban
OTTAWA - Gun-control advocates and the Trudeau government see a coming overhaul of the firearms classification system as key to cementing the recent federal move to ban assault-style rifles. The feder...
May 5, 2020
Trudeau, Duclos must send transparency message during pandemic: info czar
OTTAWA - The federal information czar wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to tell federal agencies they must strive to be transparent and accountable as they wrestle with the fallout from COVID-1...
May 5, 2020
Strathcona County RCMP investigating apparent murder-suicide
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - RCMP are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving three members of the same family in a rural area east of Edmonton.Police say the dead include a 13-year-old girl and ...
May 5, 2020
Americans trust Canadians more than they trust themselves, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - COVID-19 has damaged the trust Canadians have in their American neighbours, while U.S. residents collectively have more faith in their northern counterparts than they do in themselves, a ...
May 5, 2020
Utility payment deferral bill to be tabled as legislature returns Wednesday
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are to return to the legislature on Wednesday to debate bills tied to the COVID-19 outbreak.Government house leader Jason Nixon says he will introduce legislation to all...
May 5, 2020