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"Grid Alert" declared in Alberta due to extreme cold
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is asking consumers to be mindful of how much electricity they are using.They declared a grid alert for the province at 8:25 a.m. on Wednes...
Dec 21, 2022
Six Southern Alberta communities forming regional emergency management team
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - A change to emergency management is coming in some communities in Southern Alberta.As part of the 2023 budget, Lethbridge County Council has approved its participation in a new...
Dec 21, 2022
Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey retire
CALGARY - Canadian Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey announced their retirements on Wednesday. Junio, from Calgary, won 12 World Cup medals over the course of his 12-y...
Dec 21, 2022
Mall shooter told ex he would `take others' if he died
GREENWOOD, Indiana (AP) - The ex-girlfriend of a 20-year-old man who fatally shot three people at an Indianapolis-area mall said he told her he didn't expect to make it to 21 and that if he killed him...
Dec 21, 2022
Two vehicles stolen from Taber recovered by RCMP
BROOKS, AB - RCMP says it seized a variety of stolen items following an arrest earlier this month.On Friday, December 9, 2022, officers executed a search warrant at a business on 15 Avenue West in Bro...
Dec 21, 2022
Roughriders sign defensive back Nick Marshall to one-year extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive back Nick Marshall to a one-year contract extension. Marshall set a Roughriders' record for interceptions returned for touchdowns last seaso...
Dec 21, 2022
Public safety minister hopes to table First Nations policing legislation in new year
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service in the new year. In a year-end interview with The Canadian ...
Dec 21, 2022
US sending $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will provide $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, rolling out funding for a Patriot missile battery as Ukrainian President V...
Dec 21, 2022
94-year-old Brooks man reported missing
BROOKS, AB - UPDATE (1:40 p.m.): Alberta RCMP has confirmed that John Penner has been found deceased. A spokesperson told LNN that Penner's death is not being considered suspicious and foul play is no...
Dec 21, 2022
Multi-medal day for Canada in World Cup ski cross
INNICHEN, Italy - Canadians collected three medals in World Cup ski cross Wednesday led by Reece Howden's silver in the men's races. Canadian men ranked second to fourth with Howden of Cultus Lake, B....
Dec 21, 2022