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'We will always have questions that we may never get answered': P.A. family mourns loss
Two days have passed since police confirmed the body found on the shore of the North Saskatchewan River Monday morning was Donald Light, and the young man's family members have come together to grieve...
Apr 30, 2020 On Thursday, members of the Light family went down to the river and paid their respects. (Submitted photo/ David Light)
COLUMN: It's taken a global pandemic to finally get me to work out, but I'm doing it
"I'm too busy with work." "I don't have time.""I'll workout out later."Those excuses no longer apply to a sports editor during a global, viral pandemic.At this time last year, I was working six to sev...
Apr 30, 2020 Mira and I after a hero workout, dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos back on April 6.
Buckland Fire and Rescue respond to multiple grass fires
As the spring season and warmer weather have now arrived, the risk of grass fires is now back."The grass is really dry now and, in the trees, even it's a little higher but it's still dry," Buckland Fi...
Apr 30, 2020 One of the four fires Buckland Fire and Rescue has responded to this week. (Buckland Fire and Rescue/Facebook)
Women in sport have mixed feelings about men's leagues asking for bailout money
Female athletes, particularly hockey players, will be interested to see if the federal government provides pandemic bailout money to the Canadian Football League. A men's professional league ...
Apr 30, 2020
Reopened golf courses, campsites part of Alberta relaunch plan
EDMONTON - Alberta is planning to reopen dental offices and golf courses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic as early as Monday. The government says boat launches are also to be made accessible and...
Apr 30, 2020
MPs issue mandatory summons for WHO's Bruce Aylward to testify before committee
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have issued a mandatory summons to Canadian World Health Organization expert Bruce Aylward, after he turned down repeated invitations to testify to a House of Commons co...
Apr 30, 2020
Judge rules against Quebec man accused of crimes against humanity
OTTAWA - A federal judge says there are reasonable grounds to believe a man living in Quebec was complicit in crimes against humanity in the former Yugoslavia. In a ruling today, Federal Cou...
Apr 30, 2020
Gigi Hadid expects first child with Zayn Malik in September
LOS ANGELES - Gigi Hadid is about to strut into motherhood. The supermodel's mother, Yolanda Hadid, confirmed with Dutch outlet RTL Boulevard on Wednesday that her daughter is pregnant. She is expecti...
Apr 30, 2020
'Goonies' cast, 'Flintstones' rescue TV viewers in pandemic
LOS ANGELES - Josh Gad had a notion about what might soothe the kid in him during a scary time and maybe do the same for others. The actor got to work organizing an online reunion of the cast and crea...
Apr 30, 2020
Push on for Conservative leadership candidates as contest resumes
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates were dusting off their dormant fundraising plans Thursday as the race to replace Andrew Scheer officially resumed. The four contenders have two weeks left t...
Apr 30, 2020
