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$68.5 million announced for Alberta treatment and care facilities
EDMONTON, AB- Premier Jason Kenney announced today $68.5 million in supports will go towards Albertans and staff in continuing care, residential addiction and mental health treatment facilities and ho...
Feb 03, 2021

St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong gets same role for Canadian men's Olympic team
CALGARY - Doug Armstrong will be the general manager of Canada's men's Olympic hockey team if NHL players participate next year in Beijing. Hockey Canada announced Wednesday the St. Louis Blues GM has...
Feb 03, 2021

White House offers 'full support' for Trump-era Space Force
WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday offered "full support" for Space Force, a day after the president's chief spokesperson provoked a backlash with seemingly dismissive comments about the Trump-...
Feb 03, 2021

Canada's 2022 Beijing hopefuls keep an eye on Tokyo
Tokyo is a conversation topic in the vehicle when Justin Kripps and his bobsled crew are on long road trips in Europe. Canada's winter athletes are emotionally invested in their summer brethren compet...
Feb 03, 2021

Biden set to boost US refugee admissions after Trump cut
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is preparing to notify Congress and others that it will dramatically increase U.S. admissions of refugees. Officials and people familiar with the matter say Biden...
Feb 03, 2021

Virginia Senate passes death penalty abolition bill
RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would abolish the death penalty, a measure that if passed into law would mark a major policy change for a state that has historically l...
Feb 03, 2021

Hugh Grant, Maria Bakalova react to Golden Globe nominations
LOS ANGELES - Reactions from nominees for the the 78th Golden Globe Awards. All spoke to The Associated Press in phone or video interviews: "I think this is the greatest day of my life." - 12-year-old...
Feb 03, 2021

Red Deer RCMP officer charged with assault
A Red Deer RCMP officer accused of striking a man in custody during an altercation last year has been charged with assault. Alberta RCMP says the altercation happened March 2, 2020 in the Red Deer Det...
Feb 03, 2021

Lawyers try to find holes in story of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - Crown prosecutors continue to look for inconsistencies in what an Ontario man says he told others on the morning he found a woman's bloody body in his Edmonton hotel room bathtub. Bradley B...
Feb 03, 2021

Missing: Jesse Fehr, 20, of Red Deer
Feb. 11 - Red Deer RCMP confirm that Jesse Fehr has been located.
Feb 03, 2021