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Actions against jet-setting MLAs took too long, says local UCP member
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As word spread of at least a half-dozen UCP MLAs jetting to international vacation spots, the level of anger among Albertans and Hatters rose.An informal survey of more than a dozen...
Jan 04, 2021

New daily COVID-19 cases back above 1,000
Across the province, there are 13,839 active cases, down 716, from the last detailed update on Dec. 30, and 90,554 recovered cases, up 5,727 from the same update.Alberta's total number of COVID-19 cas...
Jan 04, 2021

Trump-appointed US attorney resigns in Georgia
ATLANTA - The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta left his position Monday, a day after an audio recording was made public in which President Donald Trump called him a "never-Trumper." Byung J. "BJay" P...
Jan 04, 2021

COVID-19 rules in B.C. 'fraught' with ambiguity: judge in child custody case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's public health orders on COVID-19 are "fraught with inconsistency and ambiguity" in ruling on a dispute between former spouses on ...
Jan 04, 2021

With rumours swirling, Jets sniper Patrik Laine mum on future in Winnipeg
Patrik Laine was given every opportunity to clarify his standing with the Winnipeg Jets. After the star sniper's agents suggested publicly in the fall it might best for both parties if he was traded, ...
Jan 04, 2021

Calgary bubble stay could be brief for some curlers and a long one for others
The stay in the curling bubble starting next month in Calgary could be brief for some athletes and a very long one for others. "We're going to pack for two months," said Toronto-based skip John Epping...
Jan 04, 2021

Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and '’70s Show' star, hospitalized
LOS ANGELES - Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in "A View to a Kill" and later played Midge Pinciotti in the sitcom "That '70s Show," has been hospitalized after falling at her home. The actor...
Jan 04, 2021

Advocates call on provinces to vaccinate long-term care residents and workers faster
OTTAWA - Experts who advocate for improvements to long-term care in Canada say the provinces need to move faster to vaccinate residents and the people who look after them. While more than 420,000 dose...
Jan 04, 2021

Hammer drops on vacationing Alberta politicos, including premier's chief of staff
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney has cracked down on members of his government's caucus and on staff who travelled out of the country during the holidays after he told Albertans to stay home. Political...
Jan 04, 2021

Grieving Albertans enraged, livid about UCP travel
EDMONTON - Resignations by Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard and the premier's chief of staff didn't do much to stop the anger and disappointment over their holiday travel that Albertans have be...
Jan 04, 2021