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RCMP confirms fatality in collision south of Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - A T-bone collision early Friday morning resulted in the death of one person. At approximately 6:30 am, Coaldale RCMP Cpl. Murray Gordon confirms they and Coaldale EMS responded to a two...
Dec 03, 2021

Couple in 99 kg cocaine smuggling case at Coutts to be sentenced in January
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In a little over a month, an Alberta couple will learn their fate after attempting to bring 84 bricks of cocaine across the Canada-U.S. border.Back in April, Gurminder Toor was found ...
Dec 03, 2021

Wayne Gretzky has signed on to co-produce a film on Canadian golf legend Moe Norman
TORONTO - Wayne Gretzky is helping bring the life of Canadian golf legend Moe Norman to the big screen. Norman, who died in 2004 at the age of 75, was a phenomenon in the amateur golfing circuit in th...
Dec 03, 2021

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial
DENVER (AP) - Experts have found a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial for now, attorneys said during a court hearing ...
Dec 03, 2021

Surprises, disappointments as NHL passes schedule's quarter mark
The NHL recently passed the quarter mark of another season played under the pandemic's long shadow. With that milestone in mind, The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the highlights - and low lig...
Dec 03, 2021

B.C. looks to determine flood impact, repairs as long rebuild lies ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia's agriculture minister says her federal counterpart will visit areas devastated by floods next week as they work to get a sense of damage caused to the farming industry. La...
Dec 03, 2021

Senator who challenged O'Toole's leadership excluded from Senate committees
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Denise Batters has been excluded from all Senate committees after challenging Erin O'Toole's leadership. O'Toole booted the Saskatchewan senator out of the Conservative nati...
Dec 03, 2021

Quebec police arrest man for online threats linked to self-declared 'queen of Canada'
MONTREAL - Police north of Montreal say they've arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly making online threats in connection with his support for a woman who claims to be the queen of Canada. Laval, Q...
Dec 03, 2021

Joint collaboration soil health project to increase on-farm fertilizer stewardship
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Fertilizer Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have joined forces on a soil health research project, that will study the long term effect of sulfur and nitrogen fe...
Dec 03, 2021

CFL leaves door open for Argos' quarterback Bethel-Thompson playing in East final
TORONTO - The CFL has left the door open to McLeod Bethel-Thompson playing in the East Division final Sunday. The Toronto Argonauts starting quarterback was held out of practice and sent home Friday a...
Dec 03, 2021