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Sylvan Lake man charged after incident in Sturgeon County
A Sylvan Lake man is facing several criminal charges in relation to an incident in Sturgeon County this week.RCMP say it was just before 1 p.m. on March 15 when the detachment received a complaint fro...
Mar 16, 2022
Government proposes Bill 5 to improve safety for roadside workers
Officials with the Alberta government say Bill 5 will toughen rules to protect all roadside workers and make Alberta's highways safer. The Traffic Safety Amendment Act will require all motorists trave...
Mar 16, 2022
Two Ontario students survive Texas crash that killed nine
HOBBS, N.M. - Nine people have died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament, authori...
Mar 16, 2022
Alberta says 2022 Capital Plan will drive economic recovery
With the goal of economic recovery, the Alberta government says the $20.2 billion spent by taxpayers for the Budget 2022 Capital Plan will be the driving force.Shared three weeks ago on Feb. 24, the p...
Mar 16, 2022
NHL Notebook: A look at how some NHL coaches navigate the looming trade deadline
Bruce Boudreau was running a recent practice when one of his players skated over for a chat. The Vancouver Canucks head coach assumed winger Conor Garland was going to ask him about trade speculation....
Mar 16, 2022
Ponoka citizens advised to be cautious around Battle River with ice and snow melt underway
With the arrival of warmer temperatures, Ponoka citizens are reminded to be cautious around the Battle River as the snow and ice are melting away. Town officials advise to keep children and pets off o...
Mar 16, 2022
CRTC bans Russian state-run broadcaster RT from Canadian airwaves
OTTAWA - Canadian broadcasters are no longer allowed to distribute Russia's state-run broadcaster, RT, after the federal regulator found the programming has targeted Ukrainians during the ongoing Russ...
Mar 16, 2022
B.C. premier raises concerns to prime minister about job impact of fish farm closures
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying federal salmon farm transition plans threaten hundreds of jobs and the economies of coastal...
Mar 16, 2022
Man charged after allegedly choking woman in Ponoka
Ponoka RCMP have laid charges following an alleged assault this past week.On March 12, police received a complaint of an assault which occurred in the early morning hours of March 10 on 46 Street. The...
Mar 16, 2022
Veteran Canadian offensive lineman Duvernay-Tardif hits NFL free-agent market
For the first time in his NFL career, Canadian offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a free agent. The six-foot-five, 321-pound Duvernay-Tardif hit the open market Wednesday afternoon as an unr...
Mar 16, 2022