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Penguins fire 3 assistants following quick playoff exit
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins had a specific vision last summer when they examined the rubble of a first-round sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders. General manager Jim Rutherford, coac...
Aug 12, 2020

Recovery race on for Blue Jackets, Lightning after quintuple overtime
Massage therapists working on a conveyor belt of sore groins, hips and backs was the aftermath of the NHL's marathon between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 1 of their first-ro...
Aug 12, 2020

Ponoka RCMP lay charges following carjacking
One suspect is in custody with another one still on the loose following a carjacking in Ponoka last weekend.It was just after midnight on Saturday, Aug. 8 when Ponoka RCMP responded to a 911 call that...
Aug 12, 2020

Feds seeking private consultant to design, run firearm buyback program
OTTAWA - The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms. Public Safety Canada has invited 15 consulting firms to come up with ...
Aug 12, 2020

B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart
VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia will be returning to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming ...
Aug 12, 2020

Federal funding to support Alberta’s plant-based food sector
LEDUC, AB - The federal government has announced a significant funding boost for Alberta's plant-based food sector.$2.6 million is going to the Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc. The governm...
Aug 12, 2020

New bylaw promotes collaboration for economic development in Lacombe
Lacombe city council has finalized what is being described as a fresh community economic development structure at their meeting on Monday. City officials say the goal of the newly crafted bylaw is to ...
Aug 12, 2020

Village Mall Walk-In Clinic remembers Dr. Walter Reynolds
The physicians and staff at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic have released the following statement in honour of the late Dr. Walter Reynolds:Our friend, Dr. Reynolds - better known to us as Walter or W...
Aug 12, 2020

Canadian Premier League ready to kick off Island Games in Prince Edward Island
With Major League Soccer having successfully concluded its MLS is Back Tournament, now it's the Canadian Premier League's turn. The Island Games kick off Thursday in Charlottetown with a rematch of la...
Aug 12, 2020

Miller won't rule out COVID-19 pandemic forcing delay of UNDRIP law
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says a Liberal promise to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is still a top priority. But he could not ...
Aug 12, 2020