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Hatters finding ways to cope with COVID
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When life hands you a global pandemic, sometimes you need to use it as an opportunity to dance.For Carole Sproule who, along with a couple of friends, that means taking the opportun...
Jun 04, 2020
Province wants immediate penalties for impaired driving
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government is moving to establish a program that will give serious, immediate and escalating consequences to impaired drivers.Bill 21, the Provincial Administrative Penaltie...
Jun 04, 2020
No separate lockup for man beaten after arrest with police vehicle: Nunavut RCMP
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut RCMP say a man who was arrested after being knocked over by a police vehicle was later beaten by another prisoner in lockup because there was no room to house the inmates se...
Jun 04, 2020
Alberta registrar reverses rejection, man gets to have FREE AB licence plate
CALGARY - Tomas Manasek says he's thrilled that his beliefs about Alberta independence didn't end up costing him his personalized FREE AB licence plate. Manasek, who is 68, has lived in Calgary for th...
Jun 04, 2020
Canada's Plante humbled by Cannes selection for film "Nadia, Butterfly"
Canadian director Pascal Plante simply can't wait for the world to see his Cannes-selected film "Nadia, Butterfly." He hasn't been able to screen it in person with most of his cast and crew, neve...
Jun 04, 2020
B.C. family wants justice for Indigenous man who died in police custody
As Lily Speed-Namox watched news about the Minneapolis man whose death in police custody ignited a massive anti-racism movement across the United States, she says it reminded her of her father. RCMP h...
Jun 04, 2020
MHPS, organizers committed to peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat police are committed to making sure the Black Lives Matter protest in Medicine Hat on Friday will be a peaceful demonstration.A release from the Medicine Hat Police Ser...
Jun 04, 2020
Hooker Andy Ackers leaves Toronto Wolfpack for the Salford Red Devils
TORONTO - Hooker Andy Ackers has unexpectedly left the Toronto Wolfpack for the Salford Red Devils. The 26-year-old agreed to a Salford contract that runs through the 2022 season. "It was a surprise t...
Jun 04, 2020
First Nations, environmentalists ask for restart of oilpatch monitoring
EDMONTON - Seven environmental and Indigenous groups are asking the Alberta government to restart monitoring in the province's oilpatch as soon as possible. Most requirements for energy companies...
Jun 04, 2020
Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund gets a head start on return in Sweden
CALGARY - With COVID-19 restrictions not as tight in Sweden as in North America, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund is ahead of the game on and off the ice. The 31-year-old centre from Vasteras sk...
Jun 04, 2020