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Red Deer adds two more active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer has picked up two active cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row, and now sits with a total of seven. The overall number of cases in the city is now 115, which includes 108 recoveries. ...
Oct 08, 2020
Alberta gets $60M from Ottawa to battle Mountain Pine Beetle
The federal government is spending $68.4 million over three in the fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle. Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, says $60 million of that funding is g...
Oct 08, 2020
Blackfalds man claims lotto winnings a year later
A year after purchasing his ticket, a Blackfalds man is $250,000 richer thanks to playing the EXTRA on his Lotto 6/49 ticket.Stuart Purvis matched all seven EXTRA numbers on his ticket for the Septemb...
Oct 08, 2020
Senators acquire defenceman Gudbranson from Ducks for fifth-round pick in 2021
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Erik Gudbranson from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2021 NHL draft. Gudbranson, an Ottawa native, registered nin...
Oct 08, 2020
Peace officer injured after vehicle rammed by suspected thieves
Two men have been charged after a Lacombe County Peace Officer had their vehicle rammed into during an incident last weekend.On Oct. 1 at 8:30 a.m., RCMP say the peace officer came upon a pick-up truc...
Oct 08, 2020
Saskatchewan First Nation locks down after COVID cases spread from religious meetings
REGINA - A northern Saskatchewan First Nation has been locked down and its schools closed over concerns of COVID-19 transmission following a series of religious services where participants were unmask...
Oct 08, 2020
Toronto FC goalkeeper Alex Bono shows class and maturity after record win
It was hard to see if Alex Bono was smiling under his face mask this week after entering the Toronto FC record book with his 29th career shutout and 52nd victory. But his class was hard to miss. As wa...
Oct 08, 2020
Ronan Seeley selected by Carolina at 2020 NHL Draft
Olds native Ronan Seeley was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes at the 2020 NHL Draft on Wednesday. Carolina snapped up the left-shooting defenceman in round seven, 208th overall. He went into the dr...
Oct 08, 2020
Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, Dakotas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper Midwest and Plains emerge as one of t...
Oct 08, 2020
Mali: 2 hostages freed by extremists on plane to capital
BAMAKO, Mali - Malis's presidency confirmed Thursday that prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cisse and French aid worker Sophie Petronin are aboard a flight to the capital, Bamako, after being freed...
Oct 08, 2020