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Defence aims at boat lights as O'Leary trial wraps
Overwhelming evidence showing another vessel's lights were off at the time Linda O'Leary crashed into it means she shouldn't be found guilty in the deadly boat collision, her lawyer argued in court Th...
Jul 22, 2021
Conservatives ask auditor general to review tax-change confusion
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives are asking the auditor general to probe the Finance Department's handling of tax changes that left small business owners and family farmers confused for weeks. It...
Jul 22, 2021
Piikani & Stoney Nakoda Nations want appeal of coal mine's rejection to go ahead
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A second Alberta First Nation wants the courts to allow it to appeal a review board's decision that an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains isn't in the public interest.The S...
Jul 22, 2021
Rookie tight end Burt, Hamilton Tiger-Cats learning about each other at training camp
Training camp is a time for learning for both the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and rookie Jake Burt. Hamilton selected the former Boston College tight end first overall in this year's CFL draft intrigued by th...
Jul 22, 2021
Two Alberta First Nations want courts to allow appeal of decision on coal mine
A second Alberta First Nation wants the courts to allow it to appeal a review board's decision that an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains isn't in the public interest. The Stoney Nakoda Nation ...
Jul 22, 2021
Unvaccinated Albertans are majority of COVID cases, hospitalizations, deaths; Hinshaw
CALGARY - Alberta's top doctor says the majority of the province's new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are among those who are unvaccinated or within two weeks of their first shot.Dr. Dee...
Jul 22, 2021
Alberta announces $150M for broadband internet in rural & Indigenous communities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says more Albertans will soon be entering the modern digital economy.As technology becomes a bigger part of everyday life and business, he believes everyone must ...
Jul 22, 2021
City giving 11 re-imagine downtown activation grants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Spanning from music festivals to business recruitments projects, 11 initiatives are "set to benefit this summer with financial support from the new Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Gran...
Jul 22, 2021
Annamie Paul says 'small group' of party execs behind court case against Green leader
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul is seeking to frame a legal challenge from her own party as the work of a "small group" of outgoing executives that amounts to a "one-sided attack." Backed by sign-t...
Jul 22, 2021
"Angel Dust" to film in Medicine Hat, starring Daniel Baldwin, looking for extras
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you've dreamed of seeing yourself on a TV show, that could become reality in Medicine Hat in the next few weeks.The producers of Angel Dust, a miniseries being filmed in the city...
Jul 22, 2021