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WPCA cancels 2020 season
The World Professional Chuckwagon Association has cancelled the entire 2020 season.The announcement Wednesday evening cites the continued ban on mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic and that s...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Ponoka, Strathmore Stampedes shelved
Two more rodeo and chuckwagon shows have been shelved because of the pandemic.Organizers have announced that the 84th edition of the Ponoka Stampede has been postponed to June 28 to July 4, 2021.They ...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo from the Ponoka Stampede Facebook page
Ice jam intel: How the Athabasca River ice buildup is flooding Fort McMurray
Ice jams can stretch for kilometres, reach several metres in height and cause rivers to rise in a matter of hours, says one river ice expert. An ice dam roughly 25 kilometres long&...
Apr 29, 2020
CPL joins CFL in asking Ottawa for financial assistance during pandemic
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League has joined the Canadian Football League in asking the federal government for financial assistance during the global pandemic. The eight-team pro soccer league has...
Apr 29, 2020
New measures for continuing care centres as province surpasses 5,000 COVID-19 cases
Alberta surpassed 5,000 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, as the province's chief medical officer announced new measures for continuing care centres.Based on 5,205 tests completed over the past 24 hours, t...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
RCMP bid to be more transparent a work in progress, media experts say
OTTAWA - The fervent and sometimes frustrating quest for details of a Nova Scotia gunman's deadly rampage has rekindled concerns about the RCMP's traditional reticence concerning major criminal probes...
Apr 29, 2020
Calls for crackdown on public trade in police gear after N.S. shootings
HALIFAX - Whether it's the auctioning of police light bars or the availability of official RCMP decals, people familiar with the public trade in police gear say it's time...
Apr 29, 2020
Baseball hall cancels ceremony, Canadian Walker and others to be honoured in 2021
Canadian Larry Walker, Derek Jeter and the rest of this year's Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait another year for their big moment at Cooperstown. The Hall of Fame announced Wednesday...
Apr 29, 2020
Davis will be "devastated" if the Raptors don't get a playoff run this season
TORONTO - Terence Davis was enjoying a rookie campaign well beyond his own expectations. After going undrafted, Davis felt feeling lucky just to be with the Toronto Raptors when they opened the season...
Apr 29, 2020
GPREP demobilizes flooding operations, renews COVID-19 State of Local Emergency
The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership announced Wednesday afternoon that they have demobilized flooding operations and have removed any flood-related States of Local Emergency that previou...
Apr 29, 2020 Flooded road in Sexsmith (Photo: Shane Clausing)