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Tij Iginla embraces family name, eager to follow dad's footsteps entering NHL draft
Tij Iginla doesn't shy away from his famous last name, instead embracing the expectations that come with being the son of a Hockey Hall of Famer. The 17-year-old is so comfortable being Jarome Iginla'...
Jun 24, 2024
Alberta Grains joins call for exemptions to new capital gains tax inclusion rules
Alberta Grains has joined those opposing federal changes to rules around the capital gains tax.It is asking that intergenerational farm transfers be taxed at the original 50 per cent rate. The organiz...
Jun 24, 2024
Homan, Gushue rinks to represent Canada at Pan Continental Championships in Lacombe
Canada's reigning national women's and men's champions will wear the Maple Leaf at the 2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships in Lacombe, Alta.The announcement was made by Curling Canada June 24, ...
Jun 24, 2024
‘No way’: Accused at Coutts blockade surprised by murder-conspiracy charge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A protester arrested at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., appeared surprised when police told him he was being charged with conspiracy to commit murder.A video statement from Anth...
Jun 24, 2024
Alberta NDP caucus announces new leadership
The Alberta NDP Caucus announced Monday that Christina Gray, the MLA for Edmonton Mill Woods and former Minister of Labour, will be the Leader of the Official Opposition, and Rakhi Pancholi, the MLA f...
Jun 24, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison
WASHINGTON (AP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga ...
Jun 24, 2024
Cliffhanger Virginia race between Good and Trump-backed challenger is too close to call
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A tightly contested race in Virginia between one of America's most conservative congressmen and a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump is too close to call, The As...
Jun 24, 2024
Ex-University of Arizona grad student gets life sentence for killing professor on campus
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A former University of Arizona graduate student was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus month...
Jun 24, 2024
Raptors and Scottie Barnes agree on $225M extension, which could grow to about $270M, AP source says
Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors have agreed to terms on a max extension, one that will be worth about $225 million over five years and could reach about $270 million if he meets supermax criter...
Jun 24, 2024
Blue Bombers to put standout receiver Dalton Schoen on six-game injured list
WINNIPEG - Add receivers Dalton Schoen and Keric Wheatfall to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' growing list of walking wounded. Winnipeg head coach Mike O'Shea told reporters Monday that Schoen will go on t...
Jun 24, 2024