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Police asking for your help to identify man suspected in vehicle entry and altercation
MEDICINE HAT - City police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect connected to a vehicle entry earlier this month.Around 1:25 on the afternoon of December 5, a resident of the South...
Dec 19, 2022
World archery championship in 2024 awarded to Lac La Biche, Alta.
Lac La Biche, Alta., has been chosen to host the 2024 world archery field championship by the world's governing body of the sport. The town northeast of Edmonton was the site of the world archery 3D c...
Dec 19, 2022
Here are the main points in the global biodiversity deal adopted at COP15 in Montreal
MONTREAL - Negotiators in Montreal have adopted a new agreement aimed at halting the destruction of nature and beginning to repair the damage. Here are six of the main commitments in the Kunming-Montr...
Dec 19, 2022
Goaltender Stuart Skinner signs three-year contract extension with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Stuart Skinner to a three-year, US$7.8-million contract extension. The 24-year-old from Edmonton has a record of 9-8-0-1, a goals-against average ...
Dec 19, 2022
CRTC gets new chair with broadcasting regulator in spotlight over contentious bills
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has appointed the next head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Vicky Eatrides will serve as the broadcasting regulator's cha...
Dec 19, 2022
Ottawa to attempt confiscating Russian oligarch assets, a first in sanctions regime
OTTAWA - The federal government says it plans to target a Russian oligarch using a law to confiscate and divert assets held by people who have been sanctioned. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly say...
Dec 19, 2022
World Curling Federation extends competition ban on Russia, Belarus
PERTH, United Kingdom - The World Curling Federation has extended a ban on Russia and Belarus from its events through to the end of the 2022-23 season. Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February...
Dec 19, 2022
Red Deer mom joins province in calling on feds to raise threshold for recently announced housing affordability top-up
A Red Deer woman whose two adult sons receive Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) funding says they're unfairly missing out on a recent financial boost announced by the federal governme...
Dec 19, 2022
Diamond Valley to be Alberta’s newest town in 2023
DIAMOND VALLEY, AB - In the new year, two Southern Alberta towns will merge to become one. Starting January 1, 2023, Turner Valley and Black Diamond will officially amalgamate to become the new Town o...
Dec 19, 2022
UCP MLA introduces bill to make rodeo Alberta’s official sport
A UCP MLA has introduced a bill that would see rodeo named Alberta's official sportBill 205, the Official Sport of Alberta Act, was introduced by Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely.Lovely says, "Rodeo is near ...
Dec 19, 2022