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Star running back Harris eager for season debut as Blue Bombers host Stampeders
WINNIPEG - It's better late than never for Andrew Harris. The star running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-1) will make his season debut Sunday at home against the Calgary Stampeders (1-2) after...
Aug 28, 2021
Non-urgent surgeries being postponed in Edmonton & North zones due to COVID spikes
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is advising people waiting to get non-urgent surgeries in two health zones that they will have to wait a bit longer.Officials are having to create addition...
Aug 28, 2021
Red Deer swimmer Tammy Cunnington places fifth in heat at Tokyo Paralympics
150Red Deer Para swimmer Tammy Cunnington has placed fifth in the women's 150m Individual Medley SM4 heats during day four action at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan Aug. 28.Cunnington posted a ti...
Aug 28, 2021
Switzerland into women's world hockey semifinal with overtime win over Russia
CALGARY - Laura Zimmerman scored the overtime winner for Switzerland in a 3-2 quarterfinal victory over Russia at the women's world hockey championship Saturday. Zimmerman catapulted the Swiss into Mo...
Aug 28, 2021
UNA, AHS to enter formal mediation for new collective agreement
The presidents of United Nurses of Alberta's (UNA) locals have met with the union's Bargaining Committee and instructed it to proceed as quickly as possible to negotiate a new Provincial Collective Ag...
Aug 28, 2021
Infant nutrition classes temporarily moving online
Parents who have questions about feeding their growing babies have access to a free, online infant nutrition class offered by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Led by a registered dietitian, the 90-minut...
Aug 28, 2021
Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hurricane Ida has strengthened to a Category 2 storm in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches Louisiana. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's maximum sustained winds in...
Aug 28, 2021
Quebec reports more than 600 new daily COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 604 new cases of COVID-19 today, but no additional deaths attributed to the virus. The number marks the third consecutive day that the province has logged more than 600 ...
Aug 28, 2021
Rivard smashes own world record, captures Canada's first gold at Tokyo Paralympics
In all the solo swimming workouts she did over the past year-and-a-half, Aurelie Rivard pictured her rivals pushing the pace in the lanes on either side. "Kind of like ghosts," Rivard said, with a lau...
Aug 28, 2021
Police watchdog investigating after woman found unconscious at Quebec City station
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a woman was found unconscious at a Quebec City police station. The Bureau of Independent Investigations issued a release saying Quebec City p...
Aug 28, 2021