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Canada's Olympic women's hockey team releases three players
CALGARY - Defender Jamie Bourbonnais and forwards Jessie Eldridge and Julia Gosling have been released from the Canadian Olympic women's hockey team. Canada's centralization roster decreased to 26 wit...
Dec 03, 2021
Minister Savage promoting Alberta energy sector in US
EDMONTON, AB - Energy Minister Sonya Savage will travel to the United States to promote Alberta's energy sector to international decision-makers, investors, and state legislators.Savage will attend th...
Dec 03, 2021
Canadiens looking for general manager to 'complement' new VP of hockey operations
BROSSARD, Que. - While it remains to be seen how the Montreal Canadiens' two-person approach to hockey operations will ultimately work, new executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton ga...
Dec 03, 2021
Lethbridge man named recipient of province’s Order of the Bighorn Award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A past president, director and life member of the Lethbridge Fish & Game Association has been honoured by the province.Heinz Plontke is one of five recipients of the province's 20...
Dec 03, 2021
South Korean envoy expects 'ambitious' peacekeeping pledges from Canada
OTTAWA - South Korea's ambassador to Canada says he expects the federal government to make some "ambitious" promises when his country hosts a major peacekeeping summit next week. Ambassador Keung Ryon...
Dec 03, 2021
Lethbridge’s Recreation & Culture Fee Assistance Program funding changing January 1
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge's Recreation and Culture Fee Assistance Program is changing at the start of the New Year.In the 2015-2018 budget cycle, council approved the program for low-inc...
Dec 03, 2021
Testing better than travel ban 'whack-a-mole,' infectious disease specialist says
OTTAWA - An Ontario infectious disease specialist says there is evidence testing all travellers before and after they arrive in Canada will identify most cases of COVID-19 coming into the country. Dr....
Dec 03, 2021
Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School, after saying ea...
Dec 03, 2021
Virginia House seat election recount upholds GOP win
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race upheld the Republican candidate's victory on Friday, a decision that also reaffirms the G...
Dec 03, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders face tough challenge in West Division final versus Bombers
Cody Fajardo and the Saskatchewan Roughriders face a huge challenge Sunday. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will host Saskatchewan in the West Division final. Not only should the defending Grey Cup champion...
Dec 03, 2021