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Jets' Laine on post-quarantine hockey: 'My game is probably gonna look terrible'
Patrik Laine is eager to get back on the ice. The Winnipeg Jets sniper also knows post-quarantine hockey will feature plenty of rust - at least initially - if the NHL gets the green light to...
May 22, 2020
Drayton Valley RCMP report: May 13 - May 21
May 134:04 pm - Drayton Valley - 52 Street - 911 hang-up received from a commercial landline. No issues. No emergency.6:26 pm - Drayton Valley - 49 Avenue - Complainant reporting a suspicious vehicle....
May 22, 2020
PM says feds will fund COVID-19 testing and tracing
The federal government says scaling up testing capacity, accelerating contact tracing and sharing data will be key to how the reopening of Canada's economy progresses."I've told the provinces the fede...
May 22, 2020
Tories want Parliament declared 'essential service,' regular House sittings
OTTAWA - Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer wants Parliament declared an essential service so a reduced number of MPs can resume their House of Commons duties amid the COVID-19 crisis. Scheer s...
May 22, 2020
PM avoids promising federal inquiry into Nova Scotia shooting rampage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't commit to a federal inquiry into the recent Nova Scotia shootings. Nova Scotia's premier said this month he would not plan a public inquiry ...
May 22, 2020
Rocky Mountain House RCMP pursuit results in arrest and seizure of sawed-off shotgun
RCMP have one man in custody following an early evening chase through the town of Rocky Mountain House, culminating in a crash on a private property. On May 20 at 7:11 p.m., RCMP received the first co...
May 22, 2020
Feds will fund COVID-19 testing, tracing and data-sharing, Trudeau promises
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will fund provinces' efforts to test people for COVID-19, track the contacts of those who test positive, and help different jurisdict...
May 22, 2020
Jerry Sloan, Jazz great and Hall of Fame coach, dies at 78
Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78. The Jazz said he died from complications of Park...
May 22, 2020
Egyptian acclaimed sculptor Adam Henein dies at 91
CAIRO - Acclaimed Egyptian artist Adam Henein, who joined ancient pharaonic themes with sleek modernism in sculptures that often portrayed birds and other animals, died Friday, his family said. He was...
May 22, 2020
Work begins on Keystone XL pipeline in U.S.
CALGARY- TC Energy has built the first piece of the disputed Keystone XL pipeline across the U.S. border and started work on labour camps in Montana and South Dakota.However, the Calgary based company...
May 22, 2020