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WATCH: Kenney, health officials to provide COVID-19 update
Coming up at 4:30 p.m.Premier Jason Kenney, Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Dr. Verna Yiu will provide a COVID-19 update.
Oct 19, 2021

Trudeau, Blanchet talk vaccination, provincial health summit ahead of Nov. 22 return
OTTAWA - A month before returning to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet agree on one at least one thing: those present will need to be fu...
Oct 19, 2021

Olympic wrestler Jasmine Mian elected to Calgary city council
CALGARY - Newly elected Calgary city councillor Jasmine Mian joins several Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have run for political office in Canada and won in recent years. Mian, an Olympic wrestle...
Oct 19, 2021

Coal report on Albertans' views to be delayed one month, says panel chairman
EDMONTON - A report detailing how Albertans feel about open-pit coal mining in the Rockies will be delayed by a month, says the head of the committee preparing the document. Ron Wallace said the repor...
Oct 19, 2021

Archaeological presentation to focus on stone features along Milk River
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Members of the South Eastern Alberta Archaeological Society will virtually welcome a district archaeologist for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for a presentation about stone fea...
Oct 19, 2021

Herdman invites Albertans to be part of history for November World Cup qualifiers
Canada coach John Herdman has asked Albertans to climb on board next month when the Canadian men play a pair of crucial World Cup qualifying games in Edmonton. "That's what we're inviting this communi...
Oct 19, 2021

Hockey games, weddings, concerts in B.C. back to 100 per cent for fully vaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 capacity limits for indoor and outdoor organized events will be lifted on Oct. 25, the day after the deadline for residents to be fully vaccinate...
Oct 19, 2021

Indictment accused Nebraska congressman of lying to FBI
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigati...
Oct 19, 2021

Kilpatrick back for a second term as Redcliff mayor
REDCLIFF, AB - Medicine Hat voted for change but Redcliff stuck with what they've known for the past four years.Dwight Kilpatrick was re-elected as mayor of the town and voters also gave a stamp of ap...
Oct 19, 2021

Jesperi Kotkaniemi primed for Montreal return after bolting for Carolina
Jesperi Kotkaniemi had already mentioned the "two good options" he faced. Having put pen to paper on a surprising offer sheet in restricted free agency with the Carolina Hurricanes in late August, the...
Oct 19, 2021