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Sylvan Lake man pleads guilty to manslaughter for wife's death
A Sylvan Lake man charged in the death of his wife in 2019 will learn later this week how much longer he will stay behind bars.Satnam Singh Sandhu, 43, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Red Deer Court...
Feb 23, 2021
Pink Shirt Day an important reminder to be kind during trying times
Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday, and with the current state of social media, politics and society, any reminder to practice kindness is a welcome one."We can all improve on making an effort to be compassi...
Feb 23, 2021
Rocky Mountain House RCMP seek man who pulled gun on peace officer
UPDATE [6:32 p.m.] RCMP say a 47-year old Rocky Mountain House man turned himself into the Rocky Mountain House RCMP Detachment this afternoon in relation to this incident. The investigation continues...
Feb 23, 2021
Seniors 75+ can book COVID vaccine appointments Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More seniors in the province will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 shortly.Staff and residents of long-term care and designated supportive living facilities have already bee...
Feb 23, 2021
Red Deer down 7 to 559 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta confirmed 267 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 6,335 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is...
Feb 23, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell makes third attempt at bail on sex charges
NEW YORK - Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite awaiting trial on charges that she recruited teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, says she'll renounce her U.K. and French citizenship...
Feb 23, 2021
First-place Maple Leafs look to regroup after loss to Flames: 'We're not comfortable'
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe and his Maple Leafs have a decent cushion atop the North Division. That doesn't mean Toronto is feeling comfortable 20 games into the NHL's pandemic-shortened season. "You're a...
Feb 23, 2021
No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations
EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...
Feb 23, 2021
Police arrest man after Wyoming boy found dead in dumpster
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The boyfriend of a Wyoming woman whose 2-year-old son was found dead in an apartment complex dumpster has been arrested, police said Tuesday. Wyatt Lamb, 27, was taken into custody af...
Feb 23, 2021
Liberal cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos steps aside to recover from illness
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos is stepping aside due to illness.Duclos says in a statement that he felt persistent chest pain over the past several days.He went to hospital on Sund...
Feb 23, 2021