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Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to remain under contract with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - Vernon Adams Jr. is staying put. The Montreal Alouettes announced Thursday their star quarterback will remain under contract to the CFL club. Adams said on Sunday he was opting out of his d...
Sep 03, 2020
Room with a view: US Open seeds get taste of the suite life
NEW YORK - The see-and-be-seen scene in the U.S. Open's Arthur Ashe Stadium corporate suites is different this year: The usual cast of celebrities, socialites and sponsors - banned, along with all spe...
Sep 03, 2020
Backer of tariffs on Canadian aluminum confronts critics in Canada, U.S.
WASHINGTON - One of the few champions of the Trump administration's decision to slap fresh tariffs on Canadian aluminum is defending the move as vital to the industry's surviv...
Sep 03, 2020
Maskwacis man charged after gun seized on Samson Cree Nation
One man is facing multiple charges after Mounties seized a gun from a Maskwacis residence on Tuesday.At approximately 04:30 a.m. on Sept. 1, Maskwacis RCMP responded to the Samson Cree Nation townsite...
Sep 03, 2020
Red Deer man wins $100,000 in May lotto draw
A Red Deer man is $100,000 richer after matching the last six digits of the EXTRA number on his ticket for the May 23 WESTERN 6/49 draw. Officials with Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) say Do...
Sep 03, 2020
RCMP reminds Albertans of traffic safety as students return to school
Edmonton - The RCMP encourages Albertans to keep traffic safety top of mind this September, as students return to school for the first time since March after classes were cancelled due to the COVID-19...
Sep 03, 2020
Feds short $14.5 billion over decade of equalization payments, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has shortchanged provinces on their equalization payments under rules put in place after the last economic crisis in the late...
Sep 03, 2020
Alberta police allege 3-D printer used to manufacture gun parts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man is facing numerous charges in relation to allegations he created prohibited gun parts utilizing a 3-D printing machine in what Alberta law enforcement officials are c...
Sep 03, 2020
Shot fatigue: Canucks know they need to step up defence in Game 6 versus Vegas
EDMONTON - The Vancouver Canucks are still alive in the NHL playoffs by outlasting the Vegas Golden Knights in a game that, by all statistical accounts, they had no business winning. Vancouver head co...
Sep 03, 2020
Hinshaw: Recommendations based on overall health of all Albertans
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says easing distancing restrictions in the classroom is a widely-used practice in other provinces and countries as students return to schools this week.Dr. De...
Sep 03, 2020