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'Almost complete loss' of early salmon runs at Fraser River slide last year: DFO
OTTAWA - Early runs of Stuart and Chinook salmon were devastated last year because they couldn't make it past a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River. Officials with...
Jun 09, 2020
Sens' Ryan, Habs' Weber, Oilers' McDavid among Masterton nominees
Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan, Montreal Canadiens defenceman Shea Weber and Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid are among the nominees for the 2020 Bill Masterton Trophy. The award i...
Jun 09, 2020
Cannabis production boosting national farm receipt totals
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Crop revenues nationally saw an increase in 2019 but that uptick was due to cash generated by the first full year of legal cannabis production, according to Statistics Canada.Crop r...
Jun 09, 2020
Halifax rejects armoured vehicle purchase for police, shifts money to anti-racism
Halifax council has voted in favour of rescinding the purchase of a police armoured vehicle and will instead allocate the money to efforts aimed at reducing anti-Black racism....
Jun 09, 2020
Small Alberta town in spotlight over planned Black Lives Matter event
INNISFAIL, Alta. - A central Alberta mayor says his town has been caught off guard by all the attention it's received over an anti-racism event planned for the weekend. The organizer of a Bl...
Jun 09, 2020
Government looking at Calgary-Banff passenger rail service
The province is eyeing having people ride the rails between the Alberta's largest city and its most popular tourist destination.A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Alberta govern...
Jun 09, 2020
Lethbridge's Derek G. Redman appointed Chief Judge of Alberta Provincial Court
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced a major appointment for a judge from Lethbridge.Derek G. Redman graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 1981, and after pract...
Jun 09, 2020
Leverkusen into German Cup final as 4th-tier team's run ends
VLKLINGEN, Germany - Fourth-division Saarbrcken's record-breaking run to the German Cup semifinals came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in an empty stadium on Tuesday. The coronavirus pa...
Jun 09, 2020
City says pools, gyms, and recreational facilities will not open on Friday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With phase two of Alberta's relaunch strategy moving up to Friday, June 12, the city of Medicine Hat says pools, gyms, and recreational facilities which are now included in the seco...
Jun 09, 2020
Free, online nutrition classes for parents
Parents and soon-to-be parents in the South Zone can now register for free, online nutrition classes.Two classes are available - Prenatal Nutrition and Infant Feeding. In the prenatal nutrition class,...
Jun 09, 2020