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Alberta top court rejects appeal of man who killed Calgary Stampeders football player

Alberta top court rejects appeal of man who killed Calgary Stampeders football player

CALGARY — Alberta's top court has upheld the conviction of a man who killed a Calgary Stampeders football player outside a nightclub in 2016.
Debate about televised political debates heats up after presidential 'dumpster fire'

Debate about televised political debates heats up after presidential 'dumpster fire'

WASHINGTON, Wash. — Hot mess, dumpster fire, train wreck: the reviews of the presidential debate are in, and they're not good. And those are just the family-friendly ones.
Economic rebound slows as Statistics Canada says economy grew 3.0 per cent in July

Economic rebound slows as Statistics Canada says economy grew 3.0 per cent in July

OTTAWA — The pace of Canada's economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic slowed in July, and maybe even more in August, Statistics Canada says, suggesting the country is in what experts described as a long, choppy path to recovery.
Morinville man faces child pornography, assault charges

Morinville man faces child pornography, assault charges

Brock Hann from Morinville was charged along with 25 others after a three-month investigation by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation unit.
Shell plan to cut up to 9,000 jobs could result in 100s of fewer jobs in Canada

Shell plan to cut up to 9,000 jobs could result in 100s of fewer jobs in Canada

CALGARY — Hundreds of Canadian employees of Royal Dutch Shell could be affected by its plan revealed Wednesday to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022. The company has 3,500 workers in Canada, accounting for about 4.
Blue Quills recognizes painful nature of residential school survivor stories

Blue Quills recognizes painful nature of residential school survivor stories

Orange Shirt Day: Every child matters
Athabasca man charged with “child pornography offence”

Athabasca man charged with “child pornography offence”

Michael Courtepatte, 44, was one of 26 men in Alberta to be charged between June 20 and Sept. 16
Brett Kissel leads the pack at CCMA Awards

Brett Kissel leads the pack at CCMA Awards

The streamed event aired Sunday on Global TV
Financial aid for workers hurt by COVID-19 gets unanimous support in Commons

Financial aid for workers hurt by COVID-19 gets unanimous support in Commons

OTTAWA — The House of Commons has unanimously passed legislation authorizing new benefits for workers left jobless or underemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayhem reigns as Donald Trump, Joe Biden stage face-to-face fracas in Ohio debate

Mayhem reigns as Donald Trump, Joe Biden stage face-to-face fracas in Ohio debate

Throughout a night long on insults, short on substantive discussion and punctuated by all three men shouting over each other
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