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Red Deer RCMP arrest 55 people over week long warrant round up
A week long warrant round up by Red Deer RCMP has resulted in the arrest of 55 people and the clearing of 197 outstanding charges following the execution of 130 search warrants last month.Between Augu...
Sep 08, 2020
Alberta adds 619 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend
Alberta recorded 619 new cases of COVID-19 over the Labour Day long weekend. Of them, 154 cases were recorded Friday, 171 Saturday, 137 Sunday and 157 more on Monday. The province has now seen a total...
Sep 08, 2020
Appeals court agrees R&B singer R. Kelly should stay jailed
NEW YORK - R. Kelly can remain behind bars awaiting multiple trials on child pornography and other charges in three states, an appeals court in New York said Tuesday as a lawyer for the R&B singer...
Sep 08, 2020
Devils hire Mark Recchi as assistant on Lindy Ruff's staff
Mark Recchi played and lifted the Stanley Cup with Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara and coached Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, so the Hockey Hall of Famer knows a thing ...
Sep 08, 2020
Quebec parents lose first round in legal fight for online classes amid pandemic
MONTREAL - A group of Quebec parents has lost the first round of a legal fight to force the province's Education Department to provide an online learning option for all families who want it. Quebec Su...
Sep 08, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Sept. 8 as schools start reporting cases
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...
Sep 08, 2020
Opening day announced for Sylvan Lake Gulls
First pitch for the Sylvan Lake Gulls is officially 276 days away. Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) President Kevin Kvame announced Tuesday that opening weekend for his league's newest franchis...
Sep 08, 2020
Raptors will be the "away" team in Game 6, but home court means little in bubble
In any other season, the Toronto Raptors would be in Boston preparing to play for their playoff lives in front of a rowdy Celtics crowd at TD Garden. But this isn't any other season. While the NB...
Sep 08, 2020
Consumer borrowing advances solid 3.6% in July, second gain
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months. The Federal Rese...
Sep 08, 2020
'We want him back': Canucks trying to re-sign goalie Jacob Markstrom
VANCOUVER - Canucks general manager Jim Benning says he wants to keep goalie Jacob Markstrom in Vancouver. Benning told reporters Tuesday that he spoke with the Swedish netminder's agent on Monday and...
Sep 08, 2020