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PCFAC players commit to Red Deer College for 2021-22 hockey season
Wembley's Arilyn Toews and Valleyview native Jailyn Bablitz have committed to play hockey at Red Deer College for the 2021-22 ACAC season.Both Toews and Bablitz play hockey for the AA Peace Country Fe...
Jan 21, 2021
US government approves routes for Wyoming CO2 pipelines
CASPER, Wyo. - The U.S. government has approved routes for a system of pipelines that would move carbon dioxide across Wyoming in what could be by far the largest such network in North America, if it ...
Jan 21, 2021
Congress poised for quick action on Biden's Pentagon nominee
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden's secretary of defence, brushing aside concerns that his ret...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden halts oil and gas leases on US land, water for 60 days
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Biden administration announced Thursday the suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters for 60 days as part a broad review of programs at...
Jan 21, 2021
Judge: NY lawsuit seeking NRA's dissolution can go forward
NEW YORK - A New York judge on Thursday denied the National Rifle Association's bid to throw out a state lawsuit that seeks to put the powerful gun advocacy group out of business. Judge Joel Cohen's r...
Jan 21, 2021
Loss of Keystone XL pipeline expected to hurt future oilpatch growth: experts
CALGARY - An industry analyst says Western Canada's oil producers will likely cope better in the short term with Joe Biden's cancelling of the Keystone XL presidential permit this week than they did w...
Jan 21, 2021
NWHL expansion Toronto Six head to Lake Placid women's hockey bubble
Digit Murphy has delivered the famous Herb Brooks speech to the Toronto Six. The NWHL expansion team's head coach invoked the words of the late Miracle on Ice coach in a social-media video. But if the...
Jan 21, 2021
Whitecaps take Akron forward David Egbo ninth overall in MLS SuperDraft
The Vancouver Whitecaps opted for offence in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, taking Akron forward David Egbo with the ninth overall pick. The 22-year-old senior from Enugu, Nigeria, scored 21 goals and add...
Jan 21, 2021
New report paints bleak picture for Alberta's small businesses
A new report based on results from a survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows 34,498 small businesses in Alberta are at risk of filing for bankruptcy or permanently shutt...
Jan 21, 2021
Storm commit two for 2021-22 AJHL season
While the AJHL season is on hold for now, Storm Head Coach and General Manager Mike Vandekamp is continuing to add to his lineup for next season.The Storm announced that forward Cooper Chisholm and de...
Jan 21, 2021