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Abandoned oil and gas wells will be cleaned up despite backlog: Alberta regulator
EDMONTON - There's lots of life in Alberta's conventional oil industry and plenty of resources and political will to clean up the mess it leaves behind, says the head of the province's energy regulato...
May 27, 2021
Officials on reopening plan, vaccine safety, and speeding up second doses for dialysis patients
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Provincial officials addressed numerous topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the next steps forward Thursday.Premier Jason Kenney and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena ...
May 27, 2021
Expert panel recommends Liberal government end COVID-19 quarantine hotel stay
OTTAWA - Canada's requirement for air travellers to quarantine for up to three days at a hotel is an expensive, inconsistent policy that contains loopholes and should be ditched, according to a new re...
May 27, 2021
Nolan: Actions, not words, needed to combat racism in hockey
Ted Nolan has dealt with racism throughout his decades-long association with hockey.He recalls one coach making fun of him by saying he was "stickhandling by chopping the puck with a tomahawk."Despite...
May 27, 2021
Official: Shooter said he hated work years before killing 9
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A gunman who killed nine people at a California rail yard where he worked appeared to target some of the victims, a sheriff told The Associated Press on Thursday, while a Biden...
May 27, 2021
Trans Mountain pipeline begins construction of tunnel in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - Construction has begun on the 2.6-kilometre tunnel in Burnaby, B.C., for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The company says in a news release the work on the tunnel connec...
May 27, 2021
513 new COVID cases in Alberta, just 27 in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.513 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...
May 27, 2021
Hurricanes' Zack Stringer makes NHL Central Scouting list
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The NHL's latest round of their Central Scouting Service has tapped Lethbridge Hurricanes Forward Zack Stringer.Ahead of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Stringer, 18, is listed in the top 20...
May 27, 2021
Njoo says Canadian Olympians can help vaccination drive before Tokyo
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer says the country's Olympians can be "great role models" by getting vaccinated before the Tokyo Games. Dr. Howard Njoo says he was part of recent di...
May 27, 2021
CRA estimates 30,000 self-employed people may not have to repay CERB
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says thousands of self-employed workers who received emergency benefits last year won't have to repay any of it, as long as they meet certain conditions.For anyone w...
May 27, 2021