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Defender/midfielder Andy Rose re-signs with Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed defender/midfielder Andy Rose to a one-year extension. Rose returns for his third season with the Whitecaps and seventh in MLS. The 30-year-old product ...
Jan 27, 2021
More southern Alberta communities voice concern over province's plans to expand coal
Concern over the Alberta government's decision to drop a coal policy that has protected the eastern slopes of the Rockies for decades is growing among area communities At least six cities, towns and m...
Jan 27, 2021
Trial booked for man accused of fleeing police in stolen vehicles
Trial has been scheduled for a Ponoka man accused of fleeing from police using several stolen vehicles last summer. It was about 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2020 when Bashaw RCMP were called after someone s...
Jan 27, 2021
Zolgensma to be funded on case-by-case basis in Alberta
Families of children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may now be eligible to receive funding on a case-by-case basis for gene replacement therapy treatment in Alberta, including for the pr...
Jan 27, 2021
Senate to resume six days later than planned in due to COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - The Senate will be reopening for business nearly a week later than planned, partly in response to the surging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Speaker George Furey is extending th...
Jan 27, 2021
Hockey Alberta sets Monday deadline for reviewing return to league play
Hockey Alberta says it's hoping for more information from the province by Monday to decide whether planning should continue for a minor hockey season.The organization says in a news release that a dec...
Jan 27, 2021
Alberta border agents made record meth bust after pulling over produce truck
COUTTS, Alta. - The Canada Border Services Agency says officers in southern Alberta made the country's largest-ever methamphetamine seizure at a land border crossing last month. The agency says in a n...
Jan 27, 2021
Sylvan Lake draft budget out for public feedback
The Town of Sylvan Lake's draft 2021 Municipal Budget is now available for public review and feedback. The 2021 budget proposes a 0% municipal tax rate increase for both residential and non-residentia...
Jan 27, 2021
EU health official blasts slow vaccine delivery, and is consulting with Canada
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being urged to follow the tough talk of Europe's health minister, who Wednesday accused a vaccine company of not living up to its moral and legal obligations because...
Jan 27, 2021
Census data for congressional seats still months away
The numbers used for divvying up U.S. congressional seats among the states won't be ready until the end of April, a Census Bureau official said Wednesday. The new goal for finishing data processing fo...
Jan 27, 2021