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Vancouver Whitecaps trade for defender Tristan Blackmon
VANCOUVER - Defender Tristan Blackmon was acquired by the Vancouver Whitecaps on Tuesday night in a trade with Charlotte FC. Vancouver sends $475,000 in general allocation money to Charlotte in return...
Dec 14, 2021
US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available ...
Dec 14, 2021
Omicron rapid spread prompts Liberals to limit number of MPs in Commons
OTTAWA - The federal government is vastly reducing the number of Liberal MPs present in the House of Commons due to the lightning spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In addition, government Hou...
Dec 14, 2021
NDP says UCP’s refusal to commit to net-zero will cost Alberta 150,000 jobs
Alberta's NDP says the refusal from Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP government to pursue net-zero by 2050 will cost Albertans 150,000 jobs, according to a recent report. The party says the Alberta En...
Dec 14, 2021
Freeland asks provinces to use more rapid tests, says millions more tests are coming
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pleaded with provinces to use the COVID-19 rapid tests they've already been sent as she promised Ottawa will spend another $1.7 billion to buy millions more...
Dec 14, 2021
Innisfail council approves 2022 budget with a focus on the future
Innisfail residents can expect a two per cent tax rate increase next year.On Monday, Dec. 13, council approved the Town's 2022 operating and capital budgets.Council passed an operating budget of $22,7...
Dec 14, 2021
Pain lingers for Hamilton Tiger-Cats after overtime loss to Winnipeg in Grey Cup
Quality rest has been hard to come by for Tiger-Cats head coach Orlondo Steinauer over the last two nights, with thoughts of his team's painful Grey Cup overtime loss still swirling in his head. "Not ...
Dec 14, 2021
Marineland Canada says site for planned whale refuge in Nova Scotia is too polluted
HALIFAX - A plan in Nova Scotia to build North America's first coastal refuge for whales formerly kept in marine parks has come under fire from Marineland Canada. The marine park in Niagara Falls, Ont...
Dec 14, 2021
OJ Simpson a 'completely free man'; parole ends in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) - O.J. Simpson is a free man. The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credit...
Dec 14, 2021
Olds RCMP looking for public assistance regarding break and enter theft
Olds RCMP are seeking anyone who may have information regarding a break and enter that occurred at a Bowden liquor store.Mounties say video shows a male entering the Liquor Store on 20 Avenue by break...
Dec 14, 2021