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EDMONTON, AB - It was a speech that symbolized Alberta's pandemic politics in 2021: Premier Jason Kenney's boastful, bullhorn-loud, first-out-of-the-gate victory whoop over COVID-19 preceding a crushi...

Even as some provinces have reported record-high daily COVID-19 case counts, health experts are warning the real infection rate is likely much higher, pointing out that data has been clouded by holida...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An estimated 8,250 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Alberta over the last five days. The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, provided preliminary esti...

Sixteen months after choosing Canada as the safest place to complete its season, the NHL now faces a series of hurdles north of the border that complicate its bid to power through the pandemic all ove...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carson Wentz is expected to miss Sunday's key game against Las Vegas after the Indianapolis Colts placed their starting quarterback on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday. It was not...

OTTAWA - The commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force is reporting progress in his long-running fight to recruit and retain more pilots. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Lt.-Gen. Al Meinzinge...

EDMONTON - Defending champion United States forfeited Tuesday's game against Switzerland at the world junior men's hockey championship because two players tested positive for COVID-19. The American te...

Kyrie Irving is a step closer to making his season debut. The Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday that Irving, along with Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge, have cleared the NB...

EDMONTON - The Opposition in Alberta hopes to build on a buoyant 2021 during which the New Democrats outpaced Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservatives in popularity polls and fundraising. NDP Leade...