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Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions
VANCOUVER - Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has turned to distress, after a regulatory body's estimate of returns to the Fraser River dropped by nearly...
Aug 24, 2022
CP Women’s Open showcases past, present, and future of Canadian golf
OTTAWA - Lorie Kane won't hear any kind of talk about her legacy as she plays in the CP Women's Open one last time. Kane will tee off in the national women's golf championship for the 30th and final t...
Aug 24, 2022
Blackfalds joins e-scooter trend, connecting three municipalities for first time
Blackfalds is getting in on the e-scooter game.E-scooters have become a growing trend in these parts, with Red Deer and Lacombe implementing programs over the last couple years.In Blackfalds, which is...
Aug 24, 2022
Utah sues Biden over move to restore 2 national monuments
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republican state leaders in Utah sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over the president's decision last year to restore two sprawling national monuments on rugged lands sa...
Aug 24, 2022
CP Women's Open hopefully a boost to struggling Ottawa tourism
OTTAWA - Golf phenom Brooke Henderson may be what Ottawa's tourism industry needs to revitalize its flagging numbers. Henderson, from nearby Smiths Falls, Ont., is the star attraction at this week's C...
Aug 24, 2022
Traffic disruptions extended at Ross Street and 30 Avenue
Local motorists and pedestrians are advised of traffic disruptions at the intersection of Ross (50) Street at 30 Avenue for paving. The intersection was expected to reopen today (Aug. 24), but City of...
Aug 24, 2022
Federal government invests $4.4 million in Golf Canada's professional tournaments
OTTAWA - Canada's federal government has announced new funding for Golf Canada's two professional tournaments. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario said on Wednesday that it's ...
Aug 24, 2022
NATO chief's first visit to Canadian Arctic signals thaw in Ottawa: experts
OTTAWA - Canada's longstanding resistance to NATO involvement in the Arctic appears to be thawing amidst warming temperatures and a coinciding increase in Russian and Chinese activity in the region. P...
Aug 24, 2022
Trial dates set for local Mountie charged with assault during in custody incident
Trial dates have been set for a Red Deer RCMP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm during an in custody incident two years ago.Cst. Vincent Beaudoin-Turcotte, 29, is scheduled for trial in...
Aug 24, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers sue for over $878K in fees
DENVER (AP) - A law firm that helped defend Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite convicted of helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, is suing her, her brother and husband, sa...
Aug 24, 2022