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Jets sniper Patrik Laine working to get back up to speed after long layoff
Patrik Laine said back in May there was a good chance he'd look "terrible" if the NHL resumed its season this summer. Like most players locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, th...
Jul 15, 2020
Bertha armyworm infestations low in Central Alberta
Alberta Agriculture says infestations of Betha armyworms are low in all of the spots it is monitoring in the central part of the province.Anything from zero to 300 is considered "low," which means inf...
Jul 15, 2020
Nature Conservancy of Canada working to Keep the Beaver Hills Wild
Nature Conservancy of Canada working to Keep the Beaver Hills WildEDMONTON - The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) says it is showing major progress in its campaign to expand and connect the Beaver H...
Jul 15, 2020
Ex-CFL player gets 3 months for college admissions scam in United States
A former Canadian Football League player was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for hiring someone take the SATs in place of his two sons. David Sidoo, who played professional football for ...
Jul 15, 2020
Gasol: It's pretty simple - it's being more responsible as human beings"
Marc Gasol spent part of the summer of 2018 on a rescue ship in the Mediterranean Sea, helping pluck terrified people from the water, migrants fleeing Libya for the shores of Europe. Gasol was vo...
Jul 15, 2020
Canada's Sloan making most of time off to improve on slow start to PGA season
Although it's been a strange PGA Tour season with rescheduled events after a three-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Roger Sloan has been grateful for the opportunities it's presented. Sloan, ...
Jul 15, 2020
U of Lethbridge researchers part of group to develop COVID-19 treatment
LETHBRIDGE, AB- University of Lethbridge researchers, in partnership with scientists at Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API), have received funding from MITACS to develop a drug to treat the SARS-C...
Jul 15, 2020
Alberta to build five "recovery communities" for mental health and addictions
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced the next step in their plan to address issues surrounding mental health and addictions.An investment of $25-million will support the creation of ...
Jul 15, 2020
Target of Lethbridge police surveillance stunned at revelations
BANFF - A well-known conservationist who met with an Alberta cabinet minister at a diner says he's stunned two police officers did unauthorized surveillance before one followed his vehicle.Harvey Lock...
Jul 15, 2020
Huawei hopeful it can provide 5G to Canada despite, Trump, Five Eyes pressure
OTTAWA - Huawei Canada says it is collateral damage in the Trump administration's trade war with China and remains hopeful that it might still be able to sell next-generation internet equipment to Can...
Jul 15, 2020