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Supreme Court of Canada won't hear unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to get a life-saving organ transplant. Annette Lewis was ...
Jun 08, 2023

Drift track in Claresholm welcomes people from across Western Canada
CLARESHOLM, AB - The drifting community is alive and well in southern Alberta.Rocky Mountain Drift Club (RMDC) is home to one of the only legal drifting tracks in Western Canada, and each event contin...
Jun 08, 2023

Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires
Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It's the second st...
Jun 08, 2023

Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires
Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals' home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It's the second st...
Jun 08, 2023

Trudeau says kids denied a Pride flag at their schools have one on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says children who do not see a Pride flag at their schools should know one is flying for them on Parliament Hill. Trudeau hoisted the flag that celebrates the LG...
Jun 08, 2023

Alberta Premier Smith facing challenges, smaller roster, in naming new cabinet
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Premier-elect Danielle Smith is to name her new cabinet on Friday, June 9, 2023, with a lot of jobs to fill, fewer people to fill them and a conspicuous urban-rural divide to ...
Jun 08, 2023

Quebec fires: fierce fight in Normétal as flames within 500 metres of municipality
MONTREAL - Quebec's wildfire fight is focused today in the province's northern region where flames have reached the doorstep of a municipality of roughly 800 people. Authorities say a wildfire is with...
Jun 08, 2023

Magrath forward signs with Kodiaks men’s basketball team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks have announced an addition to the men's basketball team that has deep ties to the post-secondary program.Cody Tollestrup will suit up for the Kodiaks ne...
Jun 08, 2023

Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell welcomes new beginning with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will certainly be hitting the ground running to open the 2023 CFL season. The 33-year-old Texan embarks on his first full season as ...
Jun 08, 2023

Grey Cup champion Argonauts thankful to start CFL season with opening-week bye
TORONTO - Chad Kelly will have to wait a week to make his debut as the Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback. The defending Grey Cup champions start the 2023 campaign with an opening-week bye. Kelly ...
Jun 08, 2023