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Montreal Canadiens ask Quebec government to increase arena capacity to 50 per cent
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say they're asking the province for permission to allow 10,500 fans to attend upcoming playoff games in Montreal, up from 3,500. France Margaret Blanger, the team's e...
Jun 29, 2021
Lawyer for trucker guilty in woman's hotel death in Edmonton wants shorter sentence
EDMONTON - The lawyer for an Ontario truck driver who killed a woman in his Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is asking that his client be sentenced to about half the time called for by the Crown. Dino...
Jun 29, 2021
Edmonton Oilers sign forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to 8-year extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of US$5.125 million. Nugent-Hopkins' previous deal for seven years and $42...
Jun 29, 2021
Storm release 2021-22 AJHL schedule
Heading into their 26th AJHL season, the Grande Prairie Storm have released their 2021-22 AJHL schedule.The Storm open training camp on August 20, with the club's exhibition schedule taking place from...
Jun 29, 2021
Germann steps down as GPCSD Superintendent, moving to role at GPRC
Karl Germann is no longer the Superintendent for Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools (GPCSD), as he has stepped down to pursue the role of Executive Director of Human Resources (People & ...
Jun 29, 2021
Trudeau speaks with Palestinian president ahead of Garneau's visit to the Middle East
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking with the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today ahead of his foreign affairs minister's visit to Jordan, Israel and the West Bank later ...
Jun 29, 2021
Report calls for public takeover of old oil and gas wells to fund their cleanup
A new report by a group of independent researchers concludes that most of Alberta's energy wells no longer hold enough oil and gas to pay for their cleanup. The report by the Alberta Liabilities Discl...
Jun 29, 2021
Alberta sets new energy consumption record, 34 heat records Monday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Anyone else ready to go back to complaining about how cold it is?The province is currently in the midst of an extreme heatwave that is breaking all kinds of records.Environment Canada...
Jun 29, 2021
Liberals say by 2035 all new cars, light-duty trucks sold in Canada will be electric
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is speeding up its goal for when it wants to see all light-duty vehicles sold in Canada to be electric. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced today that by 2035 al...
Jun 29, 2021
Olivia, Noah remain at the top Alberta's baby names list in 2020
For the eighth consecutive year, Olivia was the most popular name given to newborn girls in 2020, while Noah was the most popular boys' name for the second year in a row.Service Alberta says there wer...
Jun 29, 2021