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Grande Prairie adds eight new COVID-19 cases, Alberta adds 1,105
The City of Grande Prairie added eight new cases of COVID-19 for November 18, while the province added a record daily total of 1,105 new cases.The City also recorded seven more recoveries, raising the...
Nov 19, 2020
ASIRT investigating after suspect strikes Edmonton officer with vehicle, takes own life
EDMONTON - Police say a driver who hit and injured an officer with a stolen vehicle on a major freeway through Edmonton shot and killed himself.Officers were assisting with traffic control for the tra...
Nov 19, 2020
AIMCo chief executive to exit from Alberta’s embattled fund manager by June 2021
CALGARY - The chief executive of Alberta Investment Management Corp. is expected to leave the post by next June a few months earlier than planned before the Alberta fund manager's investment track rec...
Nov 19, 2020
Judge to rule Dec. 15 in rape case of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - A judge will render her verdict in the rape trial of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon on Dec. 15. Prosecutor Bruno Menard made his final arguments today in the trial of the founder ...
Nov 19, 2020
Thibault and Parsons headline Golf Canada's 2021 amateur and junior squads
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., and Mary Parsons of Delta, B.C., headlined Golf Canada's 2021 amateur and juniors squads on Thursday.The pair were part of Canada's mixed team tha...
Nov 19, 2020
Grande Sunset Theatre raises $40,000 for local charities and organizations in 2020
The Grande Sunset Theatre says that it has raised $40,000 for local charities and organizations this past summer."In terms of fundraising, I think we did quite well," said Lionel Robins the President ...
Nov 19, 2020
Riders quarterback Fajardo unsure where he'd be without Lawrence's hit on Collaros
With one play, Simoni Lawrence changed the path of Cody Fajardo's CFL career. Fajardo entered the 2019 season as Saskatchewan's backup and short-yardage quarterback behind Zach Collaros. But the 28-ye...
Nov 19, 2020
New England Revolution a familiar, formidable foe for Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact know exactly what they're up against as they begin their Major League Soccer playoff journey, and coach Thierry Henry says the path forward isn't easy. "It's going to be...
Nov 19, 2020
Saint John Sea Dogs have five games postponed after positive COVID test
QUEBEC - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Saint John Sea Dogs have suspended in-person activities after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.The Sea Dogs become the fifth team in the maj...
Nov 19, 2020
Solitary confinement persists in federal prisons despite new system, reports find
TORONTO - Prisoners are still being held in harmful solitary confinement despite a revamped system implemented after the courts struck down the previous regime as unconstitutional, according to two re...
Nov 19, 2020