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ASHOF offers chance to win World Juniors tickets
Three lucky winners will each receive packages of two tickets to the World Juniors! With four total possible entries per person, doing them all will give you the best chance at scoring them. How to en...
Dec 17, 2021
Capacity limits, parties cancelled as B.C. tries to hold back Omicron spread
VICTORIA - British Columbia is placing restrictions on events and gatherings until the end of January in an effort to limit the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant. Measures range from limits on v...
Dec 17, 2021
RDLIP Participates in #RefugeesWelcomeHere Campaign
Red Deer Local Immigration Partnership (RDLIP) is one of several organizations across Alberta in leading the Refugees Welcome Here Campaign.It's described as a public awareness campaign to encourage A...
Dec 17, 2021
Iran nuclear talks adjourn, seen resuming before year's end
VIENNA (AP) - Talks aimed at salvaging Iran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers were adjourned Friday, following a round marked by tensions over new demands from Tehran. China's lead negoti...
Dec 17, 2021
Flames joined on sidelines by Avs, Panthers as COVID-19 wreaks havoc across NHL
The Calgary Flames were already sidelined by COVID-19. Now the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers have joined them. The NHL announced Friday the three clubs have been shut down until after the le...
Dec 17, 2021
Northwest Territories loosens COVID-19 isolation requirements, increases testing
YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories parents with partially vaccinated children no longer need to self-isolate for COVID-19 when they return from travel. N.W.T. chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kan...
Dec 17, 2021
Outdoor Community Rinks are mostly ready for use
Parks and Recreation staff have been busy getting outdoor rinks ready for the winter season, and starting Saturday, Dec. 18, most neighbourhood outdoor rink locations will be ready for use.City offici...
Dec 17, 2021
OHL bracing for more COVID-19 uncertainty with capacity reduction
David Branch wasn't surprised. The commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League had been hopeful rising COVID-19 case counts across the province wouldn't force the government's hand. He could also read t...
Dec 17, 2021
Alberta justice dismisses doctors’ requests to be exempt from vaccine policy
An Alberta judge has dismissed an application by four doctors who wanted to be exempt from an Alberta Health Services requirement that all health-care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.Court of Q...
Dec 17, 2021
Defense rests at officer's trial over Daunte Wright's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The defense has rested in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Kim Potter, 49, is charged with manslaughter in Wrig...
Dec 17, 2021