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Foothills MP John Barlow appointed to Standing Committee on Health
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - One of Southwestern Alberta's Members of Parliament has a prominent new role in the federal government.Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole appointed John Barlow, the MP for the Footh...
Oct 09, 2020
Canadian ECHL teams will start after some of American counterparts in next season
PRINCETON, N.J. - The ECHL plans a two-phased start to its 2020-21 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen of the 25 active teams will begin play Dec. 11 and the other 12 kick off on Jan. 15, 20...
Oct 09, 2020
Lethbridge Family Service's north office reopened after experiencing “multiple” cases of COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) north office has reopened.The facility, located at 1107 2A Avenue North, closed down last Friday due to "multiple" positive cases of COVID-19 repo...
Oct 09, 2020
'Friendsgiving': N.S. students create new holiday traditions inside Atlantic bubble
HALIFAX - Haneesha Relwani, third-year marketing student at Acadia University, would normally be preparing at this time of year to travel home to St. Kitts and Nevis to see family. Instead, she and ma...
Oct 09, 2020
Maple Leafs sign gritty winger Wayne Simmonds to one-year, US$1.5-million contract
TORONTO - Wayne Simmonds has decided to go home. The gritty winger from Toronto signed a one-year, US$1.5-million contract with the Maple Leafs as NHL free agency opened Friday. Simmonds, 32, has regi...
Oct 09, 2020
Conservatives accuse government of reckless rush to ease access to assisted dying
OTTAWA - Conservatives are accusing the Trudeau government of rushing recklessly to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical help to end their lives. The Liberal governmen...
Oct 09, 2020
Jury shown more videos and pictures dealing with 'demons' from computer of accused
FREDERICTON - The jury hearing the trial into the shooting deaths of four people in Fredericton in 2018 has been shown more videos and pictures from the computer of the accused. Matthew Raymond is cha...
Oct 09, 2020
Whitey Ford, 91, pitcher who epitomized mighty Yankees, dies
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. - Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become baseball's perennial champions in the...
Oct 09, 2020
Alberta RCMP enforcing safe driving this holiday weekend
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta RCMP is reminding motorists to be safe on the roads this weekend.With it being the Thanksgiving holiday long weekend, officials are expecting provincial roadways to be busy....
Oct 09, 2020
Alberta gets $60M from Ottawa to battle Mountain Pine Beetle
The federal government is spending $68.4 million over three years in the fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle.Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, says $60 million of that funding...
Oct 09, 2020