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10 unvaccinated Royals players skipping trip to Toronto
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals will be without 10 of the 26 players on their active roster for their upcoming trip to Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on travelers who aren't vacci...
Jul 13, 2022

COVID numbers continue falling across the board in Alberta
The province has released its latest weekly report on COVID-19. The numbers reported in this update reflect data from July 5-11, 2022.During that time, 1,361 cases were confirmed across the province f...
Jul 13, 2022

Alberta commits $40 million to carbon capture projects
The Alberta Government is funding nearly one dozen initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions.$40 million has been allocated to 11 carbon capture projects through Emissions Reduction Alberta's (ER...
Jul 13, 2022

Miners say baby woolly mammoth find in Yukon is biggest event in life so far
WHITEHORSE - Travis Delawski went out looking for gold but found something even more precious. The miner for Treadstone Gold got in his excavator on June 21 just before lunch and set out for the river...
Jul 13, 2022

Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive theft of secret info
NEW YORK (AP) - A former CIA software engineer was convicted Wednesday of federal charges accusing him of the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history. Joshua Schulte, who chose to defen...
Jul 13, 2022

Reading College parent sees 180° change in son's outlook
The impact of Reading College, an initiative of the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools, was on full display Wednesday.In its 11th year, the program was hosting its annual media and family day, a c...
Jul 13, 2022

Federal government to provide more than $35 million for supports during papal visit
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will provide more than $35 million during the papal visit to Canada to support Indigenous communities, organizations and residential schools survivors. Pope Fra...
Jul 13, 2022

Contenders re-sign key players at start of NHL free agency
Recent Stanley Cup winners spent the first day of NHL free agency re-signing key players to long-term contracts. The reigning champion Colorado Avalanche brought back big defender Josh Manson and sign...
Jul 13, 2022

Sentencing set for Ponoka man charged in Wetaskiwin murder
Sentencing is due to take place this fall for a Ponoka man charged in a Wetaskiwin homicide two and a half years ago. Ryan Jake Applegarth, 29, is scheduled for sentencing in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen...
Jul 13, 2022

Blue Bombers host Stampeders in battle of CFL's lone remaining unbeaten teams
Another week, another undefeated rival on the schedule for Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Winnipeg (5-0) will host the Calgary Stampeders (4-0) at IG Field on Friday night. It's the seco...
Jul 13, 2022