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Stettler man found not criminally responsible for father's killing
A Stettler man deemed not criminally responsible for the death of his father last year is now receiving treatment in a secure psychiatric facility.That according to Patty MacNaughton, defense lawyer f...
Feb 22, 2021
Red Deer up one to 565 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta confirmed 273 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 6,062 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.5 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 22, 2021
Alberta cabinet minister reacts to government silence on Edmonton torch parade
EDMONTON - Alberta's multiculturalism minister has pushed back against criticism of government silence following a weekend COVID-19 protest that included marchers with torches. "Right now, I'm actuall...
Feb 22, 2021
Blackfalds municipal census to be conducted next month
After a three-year hiatus, a municipal census will be held this year in the town of Blackfalds. The online census starts on March 1 and door-to-door visits with official census enumerators will take p...
Feb 22, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 22
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 4 p.m. You c...
Feb 22, 2021
Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' arrested on US drug charges
WASHINGTON - The wife of Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested on Monday at an airport in Virginia on international drug trafficking charges , the Justice Depar...
Feb 22, 2021
Carabins lineman Olivier-Lestage getting noticed despite not playing football in 2020
Not playing football in 2020 hasn't stopped Montreal Carabins offensive lineman Pier Olivier-Lestage from being noticed. Canadian universities didn't play last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But t...
Feb 22, 2021
Variant in schools means it's time for all students in B.C. to wear masks: union
SURREY, B.C. - The head of the teachers' union in British Columbia is urging public health officials to expand guidelines on masks to include elementary students after seven schools reported cases inv...
Feb 22, 2021
Nurse happy for Finch, the latest Raptors assistant to earn an NBA head coach job
Four months after he lost Nate Bjorkgren to the Indiana Pacers, Nick Nurse finds himself short an assistant coach once again. Nurse's longtime friend Chris Finch is the new head coach of the strugglin...
Feb 22, 2021
In Rush Limbaugh's home state, a flap over lowering flags
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In life, the conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh was a divisive figure, who proudly waved the flag of conservatism and wallowed in the controversies he helped ignite. In death, t...
Feb 22, 2021