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Beaverlodge’s Smith looking to help Canada qualify for first Olympics since 1996
The Canadian women's volleyball team will look to qualify for its first Olympics since 1996 this weekend as they compete in the NORCECA Women's Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep...
Jan 08, 2020 Photo Credit: Volleyball Canada

Oscars to go host-less for 2nd straight year on ABC
PASADENA, Calif. - The Oscars are going without a host again this year. ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said the Feb. 9 telecast will focus on what worked last year: "huge entertainment value,...
Jan 08, 2020

New Argos head coach likes what he sees on tape from veteran Bethel-Thompson
New Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie likes what he's seen on tape from veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Bethel-Thompson was just 4-9 as Toronto's starter last season but gui...
Jan 08, 2020

Sen. Black urging Trudeau to hold cabinet meeting in Grande Prairie or Fort McMurray
Senator Doug Black is urging the Prime Minister to make a visit to Alberta early this year. More specifically, he is hoping he comes to either Grande Prairie or Fort McMurray.The Alberta Senator has i...
Jan 08, 2020 Canadian Press file photo

Iranian-Americans delayed, questioned at border, fuelling fears of profiling
WASHINGTON - North American residents of Iranian descent and their advocates were sounding the racial-profiling alarm Monday after scores of them were subjected to intensive questi...
Jan 08, 2020

Alberta senator wants prime minister and cabinet to meet in the province
OTTAWA - A senator from Alberta is inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a cabinet meeting in the province. Doug Black says he has written a letter to Trudeau urging him to bring his cab...
Jan 08, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan to 'step back' as senior UK royals
LONDON - In a stunning declaration, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning "to step back" as senior members of the royal family and "work to become financially independent...
Jan 08, 2020

Alberta Fish and Gaming Association urging anglers to attend province-wide consultations
The Alberta Fish and Game Association is urging all Anglers to attend a series of upcoming public engagement sessions in eleven communities throughout the province, and beginning in Grande Prairie on ...
Jan 08, 2020

Banff, Writing-On-Stone among the “Best Places to Travel in Canada for 2020”
BANFF, AB - Vacay.ca has named two popular tourist destinations in Alberta as being among the 20 best places to go in the country.According to the website, the list "endeavours to spotlight destinatio...
Jan 08, 2020 Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park. (Supplied by Vacay.ca)

Oil price keeps rising as industry eyes Iran-US conflict
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The global benchmark for crude oil rose above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time in over three months, with jitters rising over the escalating military tensions between Iran ...
Jan 08, 2020