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Sakowich wins big as Rebels announce year-end player awards
The Red Deer Rebels have announced their player award winners for the 2019-20 season. In a season that ended five games early due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Rebels compiled a 24-33-3-3 re...
Apr 07, 2020 (Photo: Rob Wallator)
Alberta reports 25 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday
Alberta is reporting one of its lowest single-day increases in COVID-19 cases in some time.As of Tuesday, April 7, a total of 1,373 Albertans have tested positive for the virus, according to Alberta H...
Apr 07, 2020
Players, managers intrigued by MLB's all-Arizona option
Boston's Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect of his teammates sequestered in the Phoenix area for an extended period if Major League Baseball and it...
Apr 07, 2020
COVID-19 may change Alberta's court system permanently: Chief Justice
MEDICINE HAT - The Alberta judicial system is adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic with the province's Queen's Bench Chief Justice holding an extraordinary news conference Tuesday stating some changes t...
Apr 07, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Canada 'aggressively ordering' medical supplies in competitive global market
OTTAWA - As federal officials grease diplomatic wheels to ensure shipments of medical supplies make it to Canada, others are also working hard behind the scenes to navigate the increasi...
Apr 07, 2020
Doctors say governments should released as many inmates as possible amid COVID
VANCOUVER - Government medical professionals say Canada's jails and prisons don't meet with physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19 and they want as many inmates as possible to be releas...
Apr 07, 2020
Zookeeper says same measures keep big cats safe from COVID-19 as people
A local zookeeper says their facility is using the same safety precautions around its animals as with people in a bid to keep them safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was learned on Monday that a ti...
Apr 07, 2020 Sheera is a resident of the Discovery Wildlife Park at Innisfail (Photo: Discovery Wildlife Park)
Bettman raises chance of NHL not completing regular season
For the first time since halting play four weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman raised the possibility Tuesday of not completing the regular season in order to squeeze in time to award the Stanley...
Apr 07, 2020
World Athletics suspends Tokyo qualifying, which changes marathon landscape
TORONTO - Changes in Tokyo Olympic qualifying dates have Canada's marathoners rearranging their race calendars. World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field, announced Tuesday it was...
Apr 07, 2020
Alberta RCMP warn citizens of spike in COVID-19 scams
EDMONTON - Since the beginning of the month, there has been a spike in COVID-19 related scams in Canada. The most common reports are fraudulent merchandise sales and phishing emails. The fraudulent me...
Apr 07, 2020