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Central Alberta man convicted in kidnapping and beating incident, sentenced to 10 years
It's 10 years in jail and a lifetime firearms ban for a central Alberta man accused of abducting and beating a woman two years ago.Lionel Richard Twins, 62, of the Louis Bull First Nation, was sentenc...
Mar 24, 2023

Market Watch: March 24, 2023
Big Picture Feds' rate hike decision keeps investors on the ropes U.S. equity markets climbed on Monday as investors digested the regulatory response to uncertainty in the Financials sector over the w...
Mar 24, 2023

Health Minister Copping responds to Opposition questions surrounding chartered surgical facilities
Alberta's Minister of Health, Jason Copping, issued the following statement Thursday on chartered surgical facilities in the province: "Alberta's government is committed to ensuring everyone has acces...
Mar 24, 2023

PHOTOS: Southern Alberta wowed by Northern Lights
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The aurora borealis dazzled people across Canada last night.In Lethbridge, hundreds of spectators gathered outside around 9:00 p.m. on March 23, 2023, to see the Northern Lights dance...
Mar 24, 2023

Shapovalov advances to third round of Miami Open with win over Pella
MIAMI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has advanced to the third round of the Miami Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Argentina's Guido Pella. Shapovalov scored his third break of the ma...
Mar 24, 2023

Lacombe County-based project to feed hungry announces land for this year's crop
The Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project celebrated their 28th anniversary on Thursday in Lacombe, announcing their land for this year's crop donation to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB).Each ...
Mar 24, 2023

Toronto FC missing players through injury and international duty for game in San Jose
Depleted by injuries and players away on international duty, Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley has dipped into his reserve team to make up numbers Saturday in San Jose. Bradley has summoned a pair of midfi...
Mar 24, 2023

Michigan 1st state in decades to repeal 'right-to-work' law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as "right-to-work" that was passed over...
Mar 24, 2023

California ends some water limits after storms ease drought
DUNNIGAN, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended some of the state's water restrictions on Friday because a winter of relentless rain and snow has replenished the state's reservoirs and ease...
Mar 24, 2023

Registration open for U18 all-female football team in central Alberta
Red Deer Minor Football (RDMF) is offering local female youth the opportunity to join central Alberta's first all-female football team.Registration opened Feb. 21, and closes March 27, with the season...
Mar 24, 2023