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STARS receives $1.5 million donation for new helicopter in Grande Prairie region
STARS has announced Birchcliff Energy has provided them with a $1.5 million donation to help them secure a new H145 helicopter that will serve the Grande Prairie region.Back in 2018, STARS' launched t...
Mar 22, 2022
Calgary Flames file lawsuit against insurers for $125 million in losses due to COVID
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames organization has filed a lawsuit against its insurers for an estimated $125 million in losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Hockey League halted the hockey se...
Mar 22, 2022
Wright headlines CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game as event returns after pandemic hiatus
KITCHENER, Ont. - Shane Wright faced the same uncertainty every junior hockey player experienced the last two years. The shutdowns, restarts, postponements and cancellations brought on by COVID-19 - t...
Mar 22, 2022
Feds mum on next step in fighter jet competition
OTTAWA - Federal procurement officials won't say when Canada will take the next step in the years-long process of selecting a new fighter jet. The federal government announced in December that it had ...
Mar 22, 2022
Government announces proposed bill to strengthen Albertans’ right to know
The Alberta government has announced new legislation that aims to make it easier for Albertans to make informed decisions about protecting themselves and their communities.If passed, Bill 9, the Publi...
Mar 22, 2022
Private member’s bill to block coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains voted down
A private member's bill before the Alberta legislature that would have blocked all coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains has died after government members voted against it.The bill, sponsored ...
Mar 22, 2022
Takeaways: Jackson hearings turn to race, children's books
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first full day of questions Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delved quickly into very big ones on judicial philosophy, terrorism and race, a grueling...
Mar 22, 2022
Maple Leafs to unveil Next Gen jerseys designed in collaboration with Justin Bieber
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will debut their Next Gen uniform on Wednesday that was created in collaboration with Canadian pop icon Justin Bieber. The first reversible sweater in North American ...
Mar 22, 2022
Grimshaw woman wins $100,000 in Western Max lottery
A Grimshaw woman is $100,000 richer after she discovered the extra she added to her Western Max ticket was a winner for the March 4 draw. Lori-Ann Daly could not believe her eyes when she saw she held...
Mar 22, 2022
Grande Prairie Piranhas accomplish historic result at provincials championship
Members of the Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Club are celebrating what was a historic weekend at the Swim Alberta provincial championship in Edmonton. After three days of provincial competition in vari...
Mar 22, 2022