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Renos back underway at Stettler Hospital and Care Centre
Renovations are set to continue at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre.Alberta Health Services says the third phase of renos will begin Friday, July 24, four months later than expected due to the CO...
Jul 24, 2020

Boston auction house sells 1988 Olympic gold medal for $15,365
CALGARY - A Boston-based auction house says it has sold a gold medal presented at the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics. RR Auction says a buyer paid $15,365 at an Olympic memorabi...
Jul 24, 2020

Canada's Natalie Achonwa earns WNBA's Dawn Staley Community Leadership award
NEW YORK - Legendary Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw says one of the first words that comes to mind about Canada's Natalie Achonwa is leader. The Fighting Irish grad and fo...
Jul 24, 2020

Tam to young people: stop spreading COVID-19, don't infect parents, elders
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is doubling down on warnings to young Canadians to stop fuelling the spread of the novel coronavirus. Tam delivered that pre-weekend ...
Jul 24, 2020

Depp's lawyers play video showing Heard 'attacked' sister
LONDON - Johnny Depp's lawyers in his libel suit against a British tabloid that labeled the actor a "wife beater" displayed video footage in a London courtroom Friday that they claim shows his ex-wife...
Jul 24, 2020

Cost of keeping some civil servants home for COVID-19 could exceed $600 million
OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog says the federal government lost at least $439 million so far this year in productivity through a policy that allows civil servants to stay home, with pay, during eme...
Jul 24, 2020

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was released Friday after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as retaliation for his plan to release a b...
Jul 24, 2020

Edmonton man recalls comforting victims of fatal sightseeing bus rollover
Ahad Saheem and his friend were taking pictures and drinking cold, clean water from the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park when they heard a loud noise behind them. A red-and-white&nb...
Jul 24, 2020

Market Watch: July 24
Big Picture Market Optimism Derailed Thursday as U.S. Jobless Claims Rise U.S. stocks climbed Monday, fueled by a rally in tech stocks and promising news on two coronavirus vaccines progressing toward...
Jul 24, 2020

McDowell, Graf tie for 3rd at Alberta Men’s Amateur
Red Deer golfers Chandler McDowell and Carter Graf finished tied for third at the 2020 Alberta Men's Amateur Championship in Medicine Hat.Michael Valk of Medicine Hat took the title after firing a cou...
Jul 24, 2020