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Alberta Curling cancels provincials in Sylvan Lake
Curling Alberta has cancelled its three provincial championships that were set to take place in Sylvan Lake. The Boston Pizza Cup men's championship, Alberta Scotties women's championship and the Albe...
Jan 08, 2021
Dabrowski ready for big doubles season as she tries to build four-player game
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski will soon be Australia-bound to kick off a tennis season shrouded in uncertainty. Along the way she plans to continue doing her part to help build the four-player game. Dab...
Jan 08, 2021
Resources available for Red Deer's homeless
People who are homeless in Red Deer are being encouraged to take advantage of local resources.Bredin Centre for Career Advancement and the Red Deer Native Friendship Society both offer assistance, and...
Jan 08, 2021
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
Twitter banned President Donald Trump's account Friday, citing "the risk of further incitement of violence." The social platform has been under growing pressure to take further action against Trump fo...
Jan 08, 2021
Raptors guard Kyle Lowry to sit out against Sacramento for "personal reasons"
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry will sit out Friday night against the Sacramento Kings, with the team citing "personal reasons" on the pre-game injury report. The six-time all-star has started all se...
Jan 08, 2021
NHL notebook: Jets' Heinola ready to play; Leafs' Andersen focused on task at hand
After helping Finland capture bronze at the world junior hockey championship this week in Edmonton, Ville Heinola was ready for a bit of a break. An entire week off from hockey wasn't quite what he ha...
Jan 08, 2021
Alberta adds COVID-19 units to vaccine priority list; 1,183 new cases reported Friday
The provincial government has announced that vaccine appointments will be offered to health-care workers in medical, surgical and COVID-19 units in Alberta starting immediately.This means about 3,300 ...
Jan 08, 2021
Whale families bring along calf on return trip to traditional feeding grounds in B.C.
ALERT BAY, B.C. - Two northern resident killer whale families brought along a baby as they returned for the first time in 20 years to their traditional winter foraging grounds in British Columbia wate...
Jan 08, 2021
State lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with rioters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Republican West Virginia state lawmaker has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself rushing into the building with...
Jan 08, 2021
Curling Alberta cancels provincial playdowns, reps for nationals yet to be named
EDMONTON - Curling Alberta has cancelled plans to hold its provincial championships later this month in Sylvan Lake, Alta., due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The NexSource Centre was tabbed to host the Jan...
Jan 08, 2021