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Nichols out of Wild Card One lineup at Brier after positive COVID-19 test
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - After a perfect round-robin at the Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue's side dropped a 4-3 decision to Canada's Brendan Bottcher in Friday's playoff seeding game after vice Mark Nichol...
Mar 12, 2022
Kuznetsov hat trick powers Capitals to 4-3 OT win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Head coach Bruce Boudreau left the second-intermission pep talk to one of his leaders on Friday. His Vancouver Canucks were down 2-0 to the Washington Capitals after a shaky start to the g...
Mar 12, 2022
B.C. ski hills, churches, campuses and homes preparing for Ukrainian refugees: Horgan
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making room to accommodate potentially thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as Russia's invasion pushes further into their country, says Premier John Horgan. Horgan said Frid...
Mar 11, 2022
'Get a hobby,' B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates
VICTORIA - A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier. Video posted on social media says a convoy of veh...
Mar 11, 2022
RCMP arrest and charge wanted man on numerous offences
Valleyview RCMP says a wanted man from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has been located and arrested on numerous outstanding warrants. On March 2, members of the Western Alberta District Rural Crime Reducti...
Mar 11, 2022
Charges laid against retired Lethbridge police officer, information from public wanted
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Southern Alberta District RCMP confirm charges have been laid against a former member of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS).63-year-old retired LPS officer William (Bill) James Kaye ...
Mar 11, 2022
Grande Prairie records seven new COVID-19 cases, four recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie recorded seven new COVID-19 cases and four recoveries for March 10. There are 78 active cases in the city.Meantime, the County of Grande Prairie recorded one new COVID-19 ca...
Mar 11, 2022
No victims, no foul: Alberta premier files defence in defamation suit
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit brought against him over his remarks on the release of the Inquiry into supposed misinformation about the prov...
Mar 11, 2022
Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns
OTTAWA - A senior official at Canada's spy service says the expansion of cyberspace is making it easier for foreign adversaries to pilfer secrets. Cherie Henderson, an interim assistant director with ...
Mar 11, 2022
Fairview's Rachel Wiebe making history behind Golden Bears bench
Fairview's Rachel Wiebe will be behind the bench Mar. 18-20, as the University of Alberta (U of A) Golden Bears men's hockey team looks to win yet another Canada West title.Wiebe made history at the U...
Mar 11, 2022