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Alberta premier wants direct compensation from U.S. if Keystone XL pipeline dead
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney is making another demand of Justin Trudeau over the Keystone XL pipeline expansion ahead of the prime minister's call today with new U.S. President Joe Biden.In a l...
Jan 22, 2021
Town of Coaldale issues "cease and desist" to outspoken former employee
COALDALE, AB - The battle between the Town of Coaldale and one of its former employees continues.Kris Mikado used to work in the municipality's maintenance department but was laid off by his now-forme...
Jan 22, 2021
Canadian rankings to be used to determine final wild-card spots at Scotties and Brier
Curling Canada has decided to use the national ranking system as its selection criteria for the final wild-card berths at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier. The announcement clea...
Jan 22, 2021
2021 Brighter Together business survey now open
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The latest edition of the Brighter Together survey is now available for area business owners.The employer survey is spearheaded by Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL) and the Lethbr...
Jan 22, 2021
New advocacy group launches pre-election ad campaign against O'Toole, Conservatives
OTTAWA - A new third-party advocacy group is launching an ad campaign aimed at ensuring Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole never becomes prime minister.The Protecting Canada Project will start airing to...
Jan 22, 2021
Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86
ATLANTA - Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball's greatest all-around players, die...
Jan 22, 2021
Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86
ATLANTA - Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 8...
Jan 22, 2021
Ontario and Quebec report decreasing numbers of people in hospital with COVID-19
Ontario and Quebec are reporting a decrease in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 as Canada's largest two provinces remain under significant restrictions. There are 2,662 new cases in Ont...
Jan 22, 2021
Rapid COVID-19 tests important to reopen safely: Business group
OTTAWA - A group of large businesses in Banff National Park is proposing a rapid COVID-19 testing project meant to help reopen the economy safely. The head of the group Yannis Karlos says rapid testin...
Jan 22, 2021
Canadian women strike gold on return to World Cup speedskating
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canadian women won a World Cup speedskating gold medal in team pursuit in their first international races in months Friday. Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann and...
Jan 22, 2021