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Siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt each win gold at ski cross World Cup stop
AROSA, Switzerland - Hannah Schmidt won the women's race and brother Jared took gold in the men's competition Tuesday at a ski cross World Cup stop. Hannah Schmidt, from Ottawa, finished first in thre...
Dec 12, 2023

Alberta holding in-person town halls on health care system revamp in January
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's government is hitting the road come January to gather in-person feedback on its restructuring of the health care system.It's part of the United Conserative government's promis...
Dec 12, 2023

Red Deer recruits new gastroenterologist
Red Deer has a new gastroenterologist.Dr. Betty Cai begins practising out of Red Deer Regional Hospital and Central Alberta Digestive Disease Specialists as of Jan. 1.Dr. Cai joins the team which prov...
Dec 12, 2023

Human trafficking charges laid against Quebec man in B.C., RCMP say
KELOWNA - Police in Montreal have arrested a 36-year-old man for Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., on multiple charges of human trafficking. RCMP say in a statement that their sex crimes unit began an invest...
Dec 12, 2023

Alberta's Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani to host 2024 New Year’s Levee
Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani will host the Annual New Year's Day Levee at Government House in Edmonton on Monday, January 1, 2024.The levee is a tradition in Canada dating back to the 1600s. It's...
Dec 12, 2023

'What if?': NFL legend Tom Brady dreams of Montreal Expos career in ad
Long before he led the New England Patriots dynasty and won seven Super Bowl rings, Tom Brady nearly had a career in baseball. American trading card company "Topps" imagined that alternate reality in ...
Dec 12, 2023

Innisfail council passes Town's 2024 budgets
The Town of Innisfail has approved capital and operating budgets for 2024.Notably, there will be a 2.8 per cent property tax increase. There were no increases for a few years before a four per cent hi...
Dec 12, 2023

Canada coach not surprised by level of social media abuse directed at female players
Canada coach Bev Priestman was not surprised at a report detailing the social media abuse female players encounter these days. One in five players (152) at the Women's World Cup this summer received "...
Dec 12, 2023

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo night four wrap-up
Round Four of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) was a little unkind to the Canadian cowboys, says the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA).In fact, three-time World Champion and four...
Dec 12, 2023

Vancouver police arrest man after claim of gun in Ibrahim Ali murder trial courtroom
Vancouver Police say a man was arrested after lawyers for Ibrahim Ali said someone brought a loaded gun to the final day of their client's trial last week, where he was convicted of murdering a 13-yea...
Dec 12, 2023