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Decision expected following kidnapping and beating incident trial
A decision is expected next month following a trial last week for a central Alberta man accused of abducting and beating a woman last year.Lionel Richard Twins, 61, of the Louis Bull First Nation, is ...
May 16, 2022
Bloc, NDP support Tory bid to revive committee studying Canada-China relations
OTTAWA - MPs have voted to re-establish a special committee on Canada-China relations. The committee was first set up in 2019 in light of prolonged diplomatic friction with China, with a mandate to ex...
May 16, 2022
Former CFL star Tony Gabriel knows what striking CFL players are going through
Tony Gabriel can sympathize with striking CFL players. The Hall of Fame tight end was involved in the league's first strike in 1974, which was staged during training camp but settled before the season...
May 16, 2022
Calgary and Edmonton city councils make friendly wager on NHL playoffs
CALGARY - The Battle of Alberta is back with a friendly hockey wager between the city councils in Calgary and Edmonton. The Calgary Flames will play the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL's Western Conference...
May 16, 2022
Officials: Buffalo gunman taunted law enforcement online
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people in a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket taunted law enforcement online last month and visited Buffalo back in March, in...
May 16, 2022
Métis leader calls for Queen to apologize for residential schools
The president of the Mtis National Council says the Queen should apologize for residential schools to help survivors and their families heal. Cassidy Caron says residential school survivors told her t...
May 16, 2022
Calgary and Edmonton city councils make friendly wager on NHL playoffs
CALGARY - The Battle of Alberta is back with a friendly hockey wager between the city councils in Calgary and Edmonton. The Calgary Flames will play the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL's Western Conference...
May 16, 2022
War Amps 2022 key tag mailings begin in Red Deer
The War Amps have begun their 2022 key tag mailings to Red Deer this week with the theme, "You Make Our Programs Possible." Officials say donations to the Key Tag Service provide vital support to ampu...
May 16, 2022
Alberta RCMP recognize work of officers across province in support of National Police Week
Sunday, May 15, marked the start of National Police Week 2022. The annual campaign hosted by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, encourages new connections between police and the people they...
May 16, 2022
AHS reminds Albertans to keep ATV safety top of mind this long weekend
Ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all Albertans to make all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety a priority this spring and summer. AHS officials say ATVs pose...
May 16, 2022