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Red Deer with 355 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta surpasses 20,000
Alberta reported another 1,735 cases of COVID-19 on Monday. That's out of 20,358 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 8.5 per cent. There are now 20,067 active cases in t...
Dec 07, 2020
Northern Ontario to use previous results to determine entries for nationals
The weekend did little to settle the uneasiness that executive director Bobby Ray was feeling after the Northern Ontario Curling Association cancelled its playdowns and announced it would invite last ...
Dec 07, 2020
Canada's Olympic, Paralympic swim trials will be invitation only
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim trials will be contracted to reduce the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim teams for this summer's Tokyo Games ...
Dec 07, 2020
Lions name head coach Rick Campbell, football operations director Neil McEvoy co-GMs
VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell's list of job duties grew once again on Monday as the B.C. Lions named the head coach and defensive coordinator a co-general manager. Campbell will share the role with the cl...
Dec 07, 2020
Edmonton Football Team GM Brock Sunderland receives contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Football Team has extended the contract of general manager and vice president of football operations Brock Sunderland through the 2023 season. The CFL team said Monday the exte...
Dec 07, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 7
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Dec 07, 2020
Gary Oldman on finding the frequency of 'Mank'
NEW YORK - The first time Gary Oldman and David Fincher met was in London 1990, when Fincher was looking to cast him in "Alien 3." "And he had the sense to say no," Fincher recalls. In the 30 years si...
Dec 07, 2020
Lawmakers who met with Giuliani scramble after COVID news
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was "doing very well" after being hospitalized with the coronavirus as lawmakers in battleground states that Giulian...
Dec 07, 2020
Trilliant Real Estate Group raises $6,730 in one night for Christmas charity
Pat Garritty, Co-Owner of Trilliant Real Estate Group, announced that $6,730 was raised at their 12th annual "Trilliant's Trees 4 Treasures" held the evening of December 2. "We had to do things a litt...
Dec 07, 2020
Calgary Stampeders re-sign international wide receiver Andres Salgado
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed receiver Andres Salgado. Salgado, a Mexico City native, appeared in 15 regular-season games for the Stampeders during the 2019 season and recorded one s...
Dec 07, 2020