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‘We knew he could do it’: Brooks teen breaks Guinness World Record
BROOKS, AB. - Solving a Rubik's Cube in 26 seconds wasn't enough of a challenge for Jessie Bradford.So he decided to start doing it while riding a unicycle."Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty ea...
Nov 10, 2021
Alberta vaccine record with QR code required for Restrictions Exemption Program starting Nov. 15
Vaccinated Albertans are being advised that their paper records will only be accepted until this coming Monday.In September, the province introduced the Restrictions Exemption Program (REP), which all...
Nov 10, 2021
Wide-ranging analysis finds negative overall impacts from coal mining in Rockies
CALGARY - An analysis from the University of Calgary concludes that a coal mine on protected land on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains wouldn't be an overall benefit to Alberta. A paper from t...
Nov 10, 2021
Merkel asks Putin to intervene with Belarus over migrants
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene with Belarus over the migrant situation on that country's border with ...
Nov 10, 2021
B.C. study shows sustainable management of salmon fishery before colonization
VANCOUVER - A new study confirms what Michelle George's family has told her about their Tsleil-Waututh ancestors' fishing practices of targeting male salmon both for their meat and to sustain the fish...
Nov 10, 2021
New B.C. veterans centre, using music to help with PTSD: In The News for Nov. 10
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 10, 2021
War veteran Trevor Greene gives experience to Surrey, B.C., Veterans Village project
Canadian war veteran Trevor Greene knows what it's like to navigate treatment after a life-threatening injury, combined with post-traumatic stress, prompting his decisionto take on an advising role at...
Nov 10, 2021
Climate talks draft agreement expresses 'alarm and concern'
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Negotiators at the United Nations climate talks are considering a draft decision that highlights "alarm and concern" about global warming the planet already is experiencing an...
Nov 10, 2021
'We managed to survive': 100-year-old veteran remembers Second World War airfields
CLARESHOLM, Alta. - Hangar 4 has seen better days. Only scraps of its original white paint remain. The rest has been sandblasted away by 80 years of winds that sweep down from the Rocky Mountains west...
Nov 10, 2021
Terry extends point streak, scores OT winner as Ducks down Canucks 3-2
VANCOUVER - Troy Terry scored 3:52 into overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Cam Fowler and Isac Lundestrom scored in regulation for the Ducks ...
Nov 09, 2021