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Most types of crime in Blackfalds decreased in 2021
Overall crime was down in Blackfalds last year, town council heard from the local detachment this week.Staff Sergeant Dan Martin, with Blackfalds RCMP, presented annual crime stats to council at its m...
Feb 12, 2022
Robertson scores in OT to lift Stars to 4-3 win over Jets
DALLAS (AP) - Jason Robertson scored at 3:10 of overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. Jacob Peterson, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn also scored for the Star...
Feb 12, 2022
'Detroit Rams?' Odd Super Bowl shirts sold for Stafford fans
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) - A sports apparel company is capitalizing on Detroit Lions fans' loyalty to Matthew Stafford, the Super Bowl-bound Los Angeles Rams quarterback who for 12 years prior made an appe...
Feb 12, 2022
Woodcroft wins first game as Oilers coach as Edmonton beat N.Y. 3-1
EDMONTON - It didn't take long for Jay Woodcroft to get his first NHL win as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. Connor McDavid had a pair of assists as the Oilers defeated the New York Islanders 3-1 o...
Feb 12, 2022
Slowed to a crawl: Canada's latest snowboard medal comes down to post-crash scramble
BEIJING - Meryeta O'Dine didn't expect her second Olympic medal would come down to a crawling contest. O'Dine was third in the mixed team snowboard cross big final at the Beijing Olympics Saturday whe...
Feb 12, 2022
Russian skater's doping case to be heard Sunday at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out Monday if she can skate in the Winter Olympics women's competition, which starts a day later. The Court of Arbitration for Sport annou...
Feb 12, 2022
Russian skater's doping case to be heard Sunday at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out Monday if she can skate in the Winter Olympics women's competition, which starts a day later. The Court of Arbitration for Sport annou...
Feb 12, 2022
Flower supply chain issues prompt some B.C. buyers to look local
VANCOUVER - It was stubbornness that led a family farm on Vancouver Island to keep growing roses when competitors left the industry or shifted production to marijuana years ago. Now, Kristen Bulk says...
Feb 12, 2022
Rebels remain second in division after shutout loss to Oil Kings
In a highly anticipated game, the Red Deer Rebels battled for first place in the Central Division against the Edmonton Oil Kings, but ultimately lost 4-0 at the Peavey Mart Centrium Friday evening.Com...
Feb 11, 2022
US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. U.S. officials say the St...
Feb 11, 2022