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Calgary turns to intimidating Flames winger Milan Lucic for traffic safety
CALGARY - Milan Lucic is fine with his broad shoulders employed as a public safety message. As the Flames kicked off their first-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars this week, traffic signs pop...
May 05, 2022
Final witness at Quebec Halloween murder trial says suspect had no signs of psychosis
QUEBEC - The final witness testifying at the trial of the man accused of murdering two people and injuring five others on Halloween 2020 in Quebec City says the accused did not show signs of schizophr...
May 05, 2022
'He's no fun to go up against': Oilers' Yamamoto a popular linemate, pesky opponent
EDMONTON - He's far from the biggest player in the Oilers' lineup, but Kailer Yamamoto is making his presence felt in Edmonton's first-round series against the L.A. Kings. With physical play well beyo...
May 05, 2022
Auger-Aliassime through to Madrid quarterfinals with victory over Sinner
MADRID - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament following a lopsided 6-1, 6-2 win over Italy's Jannik Sinner on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime...
May 05, 2022
Cardinal: Pope authorized 1M payment to free kidnapped nun
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, a cardinal testified Thursday, revealing previously s...
May 05, 2022
Alberta allows physicians, other healthcare workers to prescribe Paxlovid for COVID
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government says it is making a pill to treat COVID-19 more accessible by allowing doctors and other healthcare workers to prescribe the drug.Health Minister Jason Copping sa...
May 05, 2022
RCMP officers who shot at Nova Scotia firehall during mass shooting stand by actions
HALIFAX - Two RCMP officers who mistakenly fired at a man standing outside a rural Nova Scotia firehall as they searched for a rampaging gunman say they still believe they reacted properly. Const. Ter...
May 05, 2022
Lethbridge man suffers serious injuries in west side collision
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision in west Lethbridge.The Lethbridge Police Traffic Response Unit was called to the intersection of University Drive and Garry Drive West...
May 05, 2022
Coaldale and Lethbridge hockey players named to NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings
COALDALE, AB - Two local hockey players have been named to the National Hockey League's (NHL) Central Scouting Final Rankings ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft.The NHL Central Scouting process provides eval...
May 05, 2022
GDP up 5.1% in Alberta in 2021, slightly outpacing national average
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Stats Canada is reporting a "rapid recovery" from the COVID-19 pandemic's economic impacts.The annual real gross domestic product (GDP) in Canada last year increased by 4.8%.Nationall...
May 05, 2022