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B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious servic...
Feb 09, 2021

First Nation lauds plan to protect traditional land use in oilsands management plan
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has completed a plan to manage oilsands development in an area near the Fort McKay First Nation that supports traditional land uses and maintains its ecologic...
Feb 09, 2021

Rivalry Renewed: Leafs, Canadiens set to battle for North Division bragging rights
The Maple Leafs and Canadiens haven't been here in quite some time.Largely at opposite ends of the spectrum the past few decades - one always seemingly in the ascension, the other trending downwards o...
Feb 09, 2021

Red Deer with 281 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta confirmed 195 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 7003 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 09, 2021

Former linebacker Solomon Elimimian announces his retirement after 10 CFL campaigns
Solomon Elimimian, the only pure defensive player to win the CFL's outstanding player award, is calling it a career.The veteran linebacker confirmed Tuesday he has retired.The six-foot, 225-pound Elim...
Feb 09, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 9
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Feb 09, 2021

Montreal drive-by shooting victim identified as 15-year-old local student
A Montreal-area high school and members of Quebec's Algerian community are mourning the death of a 15-year-old girl who was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the city's St-Leonard neighbourhood....
Feb 09, 2021

Montreal Alouettes GM Maciocia dips into free-agent waters to short up club's defence
Danny Maciocia held true to his word Tuesday. Last week, the Montreal Alouettes GM said he expected to look toward defensive help in CFL agency. Maciocia did just that Tuesday, signing six defensive p...
Feb 09, 2021

Red Deer among 15 cold records set Monday in Alberta
To say that it's been cold lately is an understatement.Environment Canada says the "unseasonably cold arctic ridge of high pressure" continued to break low-temperature records across Alberta.26 record...
Feb 09, 2021

Residents soon to have say in possible amalgamation
The Regional Governance Study to determine the future path of three municipalities - the Town of Rocky, Village of Caroline, and Clearwater County - is underway.The study will be exploring all possibi...
Feb 09, 2021