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One week left to cast ballots for Conservative leadership
MEDICINE HAT, AB. -- There is only one week left to cast ballots in the Conservative Party's leadership race to replace Andrew Scheer.The COVID-19-impacted race was originally set to have its conventi...
Aug 15, 2020

Nearly 2,000 attend vigil honouring slain Red Deer doctor
RED DEER, AB. -- Alejandra Rojas knew she'd found the perfect physician when she first met Dr. William Reynolds.It was 14 years ago, when she didn't yet know English. She walked into the Village Mall ...
Aug 15, 2020

Locals to be honoured at Business and the Arts virtual luncheon
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Art of Giving - The Mayor's Celebration for Business and the Arts will be broadcast live on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at 7:00 pm on Shaw Channel 9 and YouTube. 2020 marks the 1...
Aug 15, 2020

Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson, 'Big Jim,' dies at 84
CHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, known as "Big Jim" during a long career that eventually made him the state's longest-serving chief executive, has died. He was 84. Thompson died short...
Aug 15, 2020

'Don't let this happen to anyone else': families seek change to border rules
OTTAWA - A decision to keep the Canada-U.S. border closed for another month has families begging for more leniency from Canadian officials on who is allowed into the country. John McCall has been tryi...
Aug 15, 2020

Ventilator supply starts to increase as Tam warns of possible surge of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Less than two per cent of the 40,000 new ventilators Canada ordered for hospitals last spring have already been delivered. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is bett...
Aug 15, 2020

New Zealand's wizard says time spent in Canada in 1952 was 'a great lesson'
Long before he became The Wizard of New Zealand, Ian Brackenbury Channell spent a year training as a Royal Air Force navigator in Manitoba learning lessons that he says gave him the wisdom to become a...
Aug 15, 2020

Cam Talbot gets shutout as Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 2-0 in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots for the shutout, leading the Calgary Flames to a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars in NHL playoff action Friday. The Flames lead the best-of-seven first-...
Aug 14, 2020

PM confirms two Canadians among those killed by deadly Aug. 4 Beirut explosion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that two Canadians are among those killed in last week's deadly explosion in Beirut. In a written statement, Trudeau offers his "deepest condo...
Aug 14, 2020

California heat spurs 1st rolling power outages since 2011
LOS ANGELES - California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2011 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system. The California Independent System Operator (Cali...
Aug 14, 2020