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Hughes, Kubalik, Makar finalists for NHL rookie of the year award
NEW YORK - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes, Chicago Blackhawks left-wing Dominik Kubalik and Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar are the three finalists for the 2019-20 Calder Memorial ...
Jul 15, 2020
Red Deer man receives Queen’s Golden Jubilee Scholarship Award
A Red Deer man was one of two young Albertans honoured with a 2019 Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for Performing and Visual Arts on Tuesday.Jesse Pawel Drwiega of Red Deer grew up dancing in central Alb...
Jul 15, 2020
Lacombe County council approves funding for runway repairs at Lacombe Regional Airport
Lacombe County council has submitted its approval for runway rehabilitation to take place at Lacombe Regional Airport.On Thursday, council passed a resolution that the Lacombe Flying Club, City of Lac...
Jul 15, 2020
Aid for energy heavily weighted towards fossil fuels in COVID-19 response
OTTAWA - Federal energy and environment officials were warned in late April that Canada's clean-tech sector was in danger as COVID-19 knocked the bottom out of the industry. Three ...
Jul 15, 2020
Canada's Jordan Mein returns to action with Bellator later this month
LOS ANGELES - Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein will make his Bellator debut July 24 when the MMA organization stages its first fight card since Feb. 22. Bellator 242 will take place ...
Jul 15, 2020
Toronto Arrows sign five more players, including Argentine prop Gaston Cortes
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed Argentine international prop Gaston Cortes and four others. The Major League Rugby team re-signed lock Paul Ciulini, prop Cole Keith and fullback/wing Gaston M...
Jul 15, 2020
Lacombe County council approves gated community policy
Lacombe County council has approved a newly developed policy pertaining to gated communities.Following a successful two-year pilot project at the gated community of Westside Country Estates west of Sy...
Jul 15, 2020
Oklahoma's governor says he has tested positive for COVID-19
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that he's the first governor in the United States to test positive for the coronavirus and that he is isolating at home. Stitt, 48, said h...
Jul 15, 2020
Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet denies anonymous allegations against him
MONTREAL - The leader of the Bloc Quebecois is categorically denying allegations that were made against him Tuesday night in an anonymous Facebook post. Yves-Francois Blanchet reacted today throu...
Jul 15, 2020
Two presumed COVID-19 cases at Nunavut mine may be territory's first infections
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two presumptive cases of COVID-19 at an iron mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. The territory is the only jurisdiction in Canada without a confirmed cas...
Jul 15, 2020