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AHS offering free weight-management sessions online
Local residents are invited to learn about improving eating habits and forming healthy relationships with food by attending an Alberta Health Services (AHS) weight-management program online. The progr...
Sep 10, 2020
Milan Fashion Week to include Black Lives Matter event
MILAN - The Italian fashion council's only Black designer has hailed as a ''breakthrough'' the inclusion of a Black Lives Matter event to the official September show calendar and the formation of a wo...
Sep 10, 2020
Hollywood's inclusion problems still run deep, study finds
NEW YORK - As Hollywood searches for a response to the reckoning brought on by the death of George Floyd and the Academy Awards move to make Oscar nominees more inclusive, a new study captures how the...
Sep 10, 2020
Blue staters make their case in satirical 'Coastal Elites'
NEW YORK - Playwright Paul Rudnick has never been comfortable with the term "coastal elites," that sneering nod to educated professionals who live in California cities or along the Eastern seaboard. "...
Sep 10, 2020
Lacombe County issues harvest safety reminders
With harvest season in full swing, Lacombe County reminds those travelling on local roads to keep safety at the forefront during fall harvest operations.Whether you're driving a van, combine or semi-t...
Sep 10, 2020
Curling schedule loses six more events because of COVID-19
Curling Canada has cancelled six more events in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization announced Thursday it has cancelled the Continental Cup in Oakville, Ont., the Canadian under-18...
Sep 10, 2020
Wild weather hikes Alberta insured damages above national average at nearly $2B
EDMONTON - A series of severe weather events in Alberta this year has led to insured damages of nearly $2 billion. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the industry is working to process nearly 10...
Sep 10, 2020
On Biden's heels, Trump heads to Michigan in search of working-class votes
WASHINGTON - Hot on the heels of his Democratic challenger, Donald Trump is headed to Michigan today - a critical stretch of his road back to the White House. Trump is scheduled to hold an evening ral...
Sep 10, 2020
Motorcyclist killed in crash near Lacombe
A collision south of Lacombe Wednesday evening claimed the life of a 40-year-old motorcycle rider. The crash between the southbound motorcycle and a northbound pickup truck happened at about 7 p.m. at...
Sep 10, 2020
Two Alberta Mounties face manslaughter charges in shooting death of man in car
EDMONTON - Two RCMP officers who were charged in the shooting death of a 31-year old man in northern Alberta two years ago are now facing manslaughter charges. Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Br...
Sep 10, 2020