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Longtime event director weighs in on alternate options for 20-21 curling season
With some curling competitions already cancelled and the rest of the 2020-21 season up in the air due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport is facing significant challenges as it looks&nb...
Jun 12, 2020

Thunderstorms possible for central Alberta Friday night
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most parts of central Alberta.Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing stron...
Jun 12, 2020

Province says post-secondary review to ensure students up for future
Alberta's minister of advanced education says the province needs to increase its efforts to better connect post-secondary students to jobs now and in the future. The Alberta 2030: Transforming Post-Se...
Jun 12, 2020

Alouettes fullback Spencer Moore not very hopeful for 2020 CFL season
Montreal Alouettes fullback Spencer Moore isn't hopeful the CFL will have a 2020 season. League action was originally scheduled to begin Thursday night but remains suspended d...
Jun 12, 2020

Local communities planning for re-opening of rec facilities
With Stage 2 of Alberta's Relaunch Strategy now underway, plans are being made for the re-opening of some popular local recreation facilities.The Town of Blackfalds says it is implementing a 'soft' op...
Jun 12, 2020

'Born leader:' Contradiction is Alberta Chief Allan Adam's strength
EDMONTON - It was supposed to be a triumph. South African anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu was joining the chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in his struggle against environmenta...
Jun 12, 2020

Winnipeg police defend kicking suspect during arrest, release video
Winnipeg police are defending their actions and reaching out to Indigenous leaders after a video surfaced showing officers kneeing and kicking a man during an arrest. A blurry, 74-second video po...
Jun 12, 2020

'Breaking the Silence' walk and run goes virtual, province-wide
Breaking the Silence, a free annual walk and run for mental health awareness and education, is going virtual this year.Now in its sixth year, the event is hosted by Edmonton-based Mental Health Founda...
Jun 12, 2020

Red Deer County offering outdoor recreation classes
Red Deer County is pleased to announce the resumption of recreation programming, beginning with outdoor yoga and qigong. County officials say all programming will follow Alberta Health Services guidel...
Jun 12, 2020

A list of police encounters being questioned and investigated in Canada
The death last month of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis who was killed when an officer kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes, has sparked demonstrations against police brutality and rac...
Jun 12, 2020