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Tigers expect fan surge following restrictions program cancellation
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The Medicine Hat Tigers say they expect to see a larger showing of fans for this weekend's game following the lifting of the Restrictions Exemption Program in Alberta.Last Saturday...
Feb 18, 2022
Virtual symposium on eating disorders in Alberta runs Feb. 22-March 3
The Eating Disorder Support Network of Alberta (EDSNA), in conjunction with the province's health authority, is hosting a virtual symposium later this month, free to attend for all Albertans.The 2022 ...
Feb 18, 2022
Safe drug supply a 'logical' next step, say advocates as province studies the matter
Later this spring, the Government of Alberta will receive a report on the subject of having a safe drug supply for the province.The report is to be compiled by the Select Special Committee to Examine ...
Feb 18, 2022
'Feverishly working on things': Co-op Place show announcements coming soon
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Hatters itching to see live concerts and performances will start to hear show announcements in the next few weeks, says the city's entertainment and events coordinator."We've had th...
Feb 18, 2022
Nurses group asks court to halt federal use of Emergencies Act to end Ottawa protest
OTTAWA - A group involved in the anti-government protest against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa is asking a court to put the brakes on federal use of the Emergencies Act to clamp down on demonstrators. I...
Feb 18, 2022
Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday rejected efforts by former President Donald Trump to toss out conspiracy lawsuits filed by lawmakers and two Capitol police officers, saying in his ruling t...
Feb 18, 2022
Travellers to Nunavut who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 can isolate at home
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT - Travellers to Nunavut who are unvaccinated for COVID-19 or partially vaccinated will no longer have to isolate in one of the government's isolation hotels in Southern Canada. Nunavu...
Feb 18, 2022
Ottawa police arrest 70 as sweeping operation to dismantle protest continues
Ottawa police have arrested 70 people in a massive operation to dismantle an anti-government protest that has choked the national capital for weeks.Interim chief Steve Bell says the plan is "deliberat...
Feb 18, 2022
Cost of Trans Mountain expansion rises 70 per cent to $21.4B
CALGARY - The projected cost of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has soared while its completion is delayed.A full review of the project schedule and cost estimates is now complete. The pipeline ...
Feb 18, 2022
Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being bu...
Feb 18, 2022