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Montreal Alouettes GM Maciocia dips into free-agent waters to short up club's defence
Danny Maciocia held true to his word Tuesday. Last week, the Montreal Alouettes GM said he expected to look toward defensive help in CFL agency. Maciocia did just that Tuesday, signing six defensive p...
Feb 09, 2021

U of L planning "significant return to campus" this fall
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you have been holding out on applying to post-secondary due to the pandemic, keep your eyes open for this fall.The University of Lethbridge is planning to have what they call a "si...
Feb 09, 2021

Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton
Bell is dumping an all-sports format at three of its radio stations in Canada. The company said on Tuesday that TSN 1040 AM in Vancouver, TSN 1290 AM in Winnipeg and TSN 1150 AM in Hamilton will no lo...
Feb 09, 2021

Marco Muzzo, drunk driver who killed four, granted full parole
A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that captured national attention was granted full parole Tuesday more than five years after the incident.The deci...
Feb 09, 2021

Penguins hire Hextall as GM, Burke as director of hockey ops
PITTSBURGH - Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to a former rival to help them keep the Stanley Cup window open for Sidney Crosby and company. The team hired former Philadelphia Fly...
Feb 09, 2021

Spy chief says China is bent on stealing Canadian secrets, silencing critics
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing's policies. In a ...
Feb 09, 2021

15 new cold records set Monday in Alberta, three in Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - To say that it's been cold lately is an understatement.Environment Canada says the "unseasonably cold arctic ridge of high pressure" continued to break low-temperature records across ...
Feb 09, 2021

Questions arise over protections from reinstated Alberta coal policy
EDMONTON, AB - Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining.Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought bac...
Feb 09, 2021

RCMP release results of investigation into two deaths in the Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS, AB. - RCMP confirm autopsies have been completed on the bodies of a man and woman found deceased in their Crowsnest Pass home on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. The Office of the Chief Medical Ex...
Feb 09, 2021

Blood Tribe administering COVID vaccines for seniors
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe is a step ahead of much of the province when it comes to providing COVID-19 vaccines.They were successful in securing 1,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine for their most vul...
Feb 09, 2021