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B.C. to ease COVID-19 restrictions on masks, long-term care visits, vaccine cards
VICTORIA - British Columbia will lift its mask mandate, restore long-term care visits and drop capacity limits on faith gatherings starting Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said case...
Mar 10, 2022

Lockout ends as MLB, players reach deal
Baseball writers north and south of the border are reporting that Major League Baseball and the players union have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.Jeff Passan of ESPN tweeted t...
Mar 10, 2022

Kenney tells municipalities no time to super-spend despite soaring oil cash
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is telling municipal leaders that while the province is once again flush with oil cash, now is not the time to put spending into overdrive.Kenney says oil reven...
Mar 10, 2022

Second suspect in truck theft, robbery in custody
BROOKS, AB - RCMP say they've arrested the second suspect in a motor vehicle theft and robbery outside of Brooks last week.Travis Seitz, 31, of Cypress County, was found in Duchess, about 15 kilometre...
Mar 10, 2022

Alberta municipal leaders want referendum on replacing RCMP
Some municipal leaders say Albertans should be able to cast ballots in a referendum on whether to replace the RCMP with a provincial police force.Members of Alberta Municipalities have also voted 144-...
Mar 10, 2022

MP Motz named to oversight committee examining Emergencies Act
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz has been named a member of the oversight committee that will examine the invocation of the Emergencies Act last month.Motz is one of two Co...
Mar 10, 2022

Hatter added to Kerby Centre board
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat resident has been named to the board of directors of Kerby Centre, the operator of the Veiner and Strathcona Centres.Gordon Nott has a long history on community volun...
Mar 10, 2022

Supreme Court agrees to examine constitutionality of Quebec cannabis law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a Quebec law that forbids the growing of cannabis for personal use. Four years ago the federal government legalized recreationa...
Mar 10, 2022

Trial opens for ex-USC coach in college bribery scandal
BOSTON (AP) - A decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California is going on trial for his alleged role in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. Opening statement...
Mar 10, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell out at least two weeks with rib injury
TORONTO - A rib injury will keep Toronto Maple Leafs starting goaltender Jack Campbell out of the lineup for at least two weeks. Campbell made 26 saves in Toronto's 6-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on ...
Mar 10, 2022