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McBean: Canadian athletes understand Tokyo will be unlike any other Olympics
From social distancing to careful monitoring to zero tolerance for a positive test. The International Olympic Committee's athletes "Playbook" might have been short on specifics more than five months o...
Feb 09, 2021

United Way Worldwide CEO Gallagher resigns amid turmoil
Brian A. Gallagher, who has led United Way Worldwide, the world's largest privately funded non-profit since 2009, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday amid claims that the charity mishandled int...
Feb 09, 2021

Attorney-at-paw? Filter makes lawyer look like cat in court
ALPINE, Texas - A West Texas judge has a word of caution to those attending court hearings via Zoom: Always check for filters before logging on. Judge Roy Ferguson's warning comes after an attorney ac...
Feb 09, 2021

Cops fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated
DENVER - Three suburban Denver officers fired over photos reenacting a neckhold like the one police used on Elijah McClain before the 23-year-old Black man died in 2019 will not get their jobs back, o...
Feb 09, 2021

B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious servic...
Feb 09, 2021

First Nation lauds plan to protect traditional land use in oilsands management plan
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has completed a plan to manage oilsands development in an area near the Fort McKay First Nation that supports traditional land uses and maintains its ecologic...
Feb 09, 2021

Rivalry Renewed: Leafs, Canadiens set to battle for North Division bragging rights
The Maple Leafs and Canadiens haven't been here in quite some time.Largely at opposite ends of the spectrum the past few decades - one always seemingly in the ascension, the other trending downwards o...
Feb 09, 2021

Red Deer with 281 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta confirmed 195 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 7003 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 09, 2021

Former linebacker Solomon Elimimian announces his retirement after 10 CFL campaigns
Solomon Elimimian, the only pure defensive player to win the CFL's outstanding player award, is calling it a career.The veteran linebacker confirmed Tuesday he has retired.The six-foot, 225-pound Elim...
Feb 09, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 9
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...
Feb 09, 2021