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Imperial Oil files cleanup plan for tailings leak in Alberta, won't disclose details
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Imperial Oil Ltd. has filed a plan for the interim cleanup of one of the largest oilpatch spills in Alberta history but won't say what it is.A spokesperson for the oilsands giant s...
Feb 13, 2023

Lethbridge Police looking for suspect involved in physical altercation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is seeking the occupant of an SUV who reportedly became physical with a pedestrian last month. On January 29, 2023, just before 3:30 p.m., police r...
Feb 13, 2023

Imperial Oil files cleanup plan for tailings leak in Alberta, won't disclose details
Imperial Oil Ltd. has filed a plan for the interim cleanup of one of the largest oilpatch spills in Alberta history but won't say what it is. A spokeswoman for the oilsands giant says the company has ...
Feb 13, 2023

Major parties support quick passage of Liberal law delaying assisted dying expansion
OTTAWA - All major parties in the House of Commons are signalling they will support a Liberal bill that would further delay the expansion of medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is ...
Feb 13, 2023

IFAF approves Canadian rules in competitions, use of the Canadian rulebook
VANCOUVER - The International Federation of American Football has approved Canadian rules in international competition and the use of the Canadian Amateur Football rulebook in IFAF-sanctioned global c...
Feb 13, 2023

Body recovered near Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, AB - Parks Canada has completed its investigation into the death of a person in the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park.At approximately 11:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023, a Par...
Feb 13, 2023

'I bet on us:' Raptors confident in figuring it out entering later stretch of season
TORONTO - It's been a season full of highs and lows for the 10th-place Toronto Raptors, but all-star forward Pascal Siakam says confidence hasn't wavered with just 24 games left in the regular season....
Feb 13, 2023

Impact players still available as CFL free agency set to begin Tuesday
Now comes the waiting for Jeremy O'Day. According to CFL sources last week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders GM reached agreements in principle with quarterback Trevor Harris and receiver Jake Wieneke dur...
Feb 13, 2023

Biden fires Architect of the Capitol over alleged abuses
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has fired the embattled Architect of the Capitol, the official who oversees the U.S. Capitol complex, officials said. The White House said Monday that Brett Blant...
Feb 13, 2023

More than one-quarter of Albertans cannot cover an unexpected expense of $500: Stats Can
LETHBRIDGE, AB - New research from Statistics Canada is highlighting the impacts that the inflation crisis is having on Canadians.As of fall 2022, more than one-third (35 per cent) of Canadians said i...
Feb 13, 2023