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Province asks feds for help transferring ICU patients out of Alberta
Alberta has reached out to the federal government for help to relieve pressure on the province's health-care system.Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver has written a letter to Bill Blair, th...
Sep 21, 2021
Statement from Premier Kenney on federal election
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement Tuesday, regarding the results of the 2021 federal election:"I congratulate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the re-election of his minority...
Sep 21, 2021
Anxiety and insomnia drove Canadiens star Jonathan Drouin to take break from hockey
Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has opened up on the reasons why he took a break from hockey last spring during his club's push for the playoffs. In interviews aired Monday night on RDS and...
Sep 21, 2021
City closing loop on flood protection program
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Work on the final section of the city's overland flood protection strategy is nearing completion.Crews are expected to finish work on the last leg of the project, on Industrial Aven...
Sep 21, 2021
Brooks not implementing Restrictions Exemption Program at two facilities
BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks has reversed course and will not Restrictions Exemption Program (REP) at the Centennial Regional Arena and the JBS Canada Centre.The city originally said it would imple...
Sep 21, 2021
Postelection, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON - Experts are wondering if it's time for Canada to take a fresh approach to its relationship with the United States. Journalist and author Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Fo...
Sep 21, 2021
Cabinet shuffle today before COVID-19 update
Premier Jason Kenney will make changes to his cabinet this afternoon.A cabinet ceremony has been scheduled for 3:30 p.m., after which he will join chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw at ...
Sep 21, 2021
Raptors finalize 20-man training camp roster with additions of Mykhailiuk, Perry
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have completed their 20-player training camp roster by officially announcing the of addition guard-forward Svi Mykhailiuk and signing forward Reggie Perry. The Raptors sa...
Sep 21, 2021
Several tight races may not have an elected MP until the end of the week
OTTAWA - Several federal ridings may not have an elected member of Parliament until Thursday or even Friday, as Elections Canada begins the arduous task of verifying and counting more than one million...
Sep 21, 2021
RCMP delays on complaint files a 'serious and systemic' issue, group tells court
OTTAWA - A civil liberties group is telling a federal judge there's a culture of complacency in the RCMP that has caused inexcusable foot-dragging on complaint files. At a Federal Court hearing today,...
Sep 21, 2021