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Alberta bill seeks to ban youth vaping
EDMONTON - Alberta is planning to bring in new legislation on vaping that would include a ban on anyone under the age of 18 from using e-cigarettes.Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there is mounting...
Jun 03, 2020

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby says death of George Floyd 'cannot be ignored'
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has added his voice to the chorus of athletes condemning racial injustice. Crosby released a statement through his charitable foundation's Twitter page Wednes...
Jun 03, 2020

US service sector contracts for second month in May
WASHINGTON - The U.S. services sector shrank for a second month in May as the coronavirus pandemic triggered shutdowns and layoffs around the country. Activity did rise from levels last month that had...
Jun 03, 2020

Winger Ryan Telfer returns to York 9 FC of the Canadian Premier League
TORONTO - Winger Ryan Telfer is returning to York 9 FC. Toronto FC loaned the 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago via Mississauga, Ont., to the Canadian Premier League club in March 2019 and then las...
Jun 03, 2020

Edmonton's top cop weighs in on death of George Floyd
EDMONTON- The chief of the Edmonton Police Service is calling the death of George Floyd unwanted and criminal.In a video statement, Chief Dale McFee says systemic racism is all inclusive and affects t...
Jun 03, 2020

MISSING: 40 y/o Karen Siemens of Red Deer
June 3: Red Deer RCMP have located Karen Siemens unharmed.
Jun 03, 2020

Concerned parent takes to sidewalk to get her message through to MLA
The words she wrote were washed away, but the concerns Kellie Verburg has over the status of education and healthcare funding in Alberta remain.The teacher and Lacombe resident used sidewalk chalk to ...
Jun 03, 2020

Joint inquiry or review into mass killing is taking shape: justice minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says there will be a joint federal-provincial inquiry or review into the mass killing in April that claimed 22 lives, but the exact form of that inve...
Jun 03, 2020

County funding supports new playground equipment at Poplar Ridge School
RED DEER- Students and community neighbours at Poplar RidgeSchool are set to step up their Gaga game, thanks to funding from Red Deer County. Gaga Ball is a variation of dodgeball that has become a hu...
Jun 03, 2020

Law Enforcement Officers support Alberta Special Olympics in new Virtual Summer Series event
EDMONTON- Officers from agencies across Alberta have joined together to support Special Olympics Alberta with the first ever Virtual Summer Series. Like other charities, there has been a lapse in fund...
Jun 03, 2020