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Hearing finds man who killed five people still a risk to pu8blic safety
EDMONTON - The Alberta Review Board says a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a Calgary house party remains a significant risk to public safety but will continue to be granted s...
Oct 13, 2022

Smith’s discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition N-D-P leader says Premier Danielle Smith is making the province an international embarrassment with remarks surrounding those who didn't get vaccinated during COVID-19....
Oct 13, 2022

Alberta, Saskatchewan say they were blindsided by decision to invoke Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Provincial officials in Alberta and Saskatchewan got a Valentine's Day surprise from the prime minister this year when he called to say he was considering invoking the Emergencies Act, a publ...
Oct 13, 2022

'Active shooting' wounds multiple people in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Multiple people were wounded Thursday in what authorities described as an "active shooting" in a neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina. "State and local officers are on the grou...
Oct 13, 2022

Train service restored to Grande Prairie
CN says rail service in and out of Grande Prairie has been restored.It had been out since last Wednesday, October 8 after a bridge fire that happened near Latornell, southeast of Grande Prairie and th...
Oct 13, 2022

Fox to avoid World Cup off-field controversy in Qatar
NEW YORK (AP) - Fox plans to avoid coverage of Qatar's controversial treatment of migrant workers during World Cup broadcasts, much as it didn't address criticism of Russia's government during the 201...
Oct 13, 2022

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime through to Firenze Open semifinals
FLORENCE, Italy - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the semifinals at the Firenze Open after topping Germany's Oscar Otte 6-4, 6(2)-7, 6-2 in the round of 16. The 22-year-old Montrealer hit...
Oct 13, 2022

Canada's Dylan Bibic claims world track cycling gold at 2024 Olympic venue
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France - Canada's Dylan Bibic won the men's scratch race at the world track cycling championship Thursday. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., became the first Canadian ...
Oct 13, 2022

Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has made the province an international embarrassment by proclaiming those who didn't get vaccinated during COVID-19 endured the w...
Oct 13, 2022

Two arrested after stolen vehicle and other items seized in west end parking lot
Two people have been arrested after Grande Prairie RCMP recovered a stolen vehicle and found numerous items during a search of that vehicle. The vehicle, which had been reported as stolen to both Beav...
Oct 13, 2022