Alberta News
Alberta lottery winners plan to help family, retire
MEDICINE HAT — A couple from southeastern Alberta who won nearly $25 million in Lotto 6-49 say they plan to help family and friends — and retire to the Okanagan valley in British Columbia. READ
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- No independent agency, but increased monitoring in oilsands
- Victim’s sister saw stain on wall: testimony
- Ronald Smith's family breaks silence to plead for his life
- Calgary man faces more than 100 charges related to graffiti
- Man charged with attempted kidnapping, sex assault
- Opposition to file complaint about taxpayer-funded retreat for Tories
- Mounties arrest 4 people in logging protest
- Wildrose party promises more decision-making for schools
- Head-on crash claims Edmonton family of four
- Calgary woman beaten in Mexico is slowly recovering
Local News
City to look at next step in fluoridation debate
Red Deer city council will decide the next step in the city’s water fluoridation debate on Monday. READ
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- County still needs campground operator
- Man pleads not gulty to slashing woman with knife
- RCMP issue warning after seizure of date rape drugs
- CAANS launches e-mergency blitz on bad drugs
- Crown wants man jailed at least four years for pointing fake gun at guard
- Making school menus healthier
- Mayor Flewwelling promotes use of city transit for seniors
- Warm weather forced cancellation of Sylvan Lake ice racing
- Teams prepare for Saturday zumba marathon
- Firearm trial set for October
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Youthful curlers fearless
The Jocelyn Peterman rink will be one of the younger foursomes at the Canadian junior girls’ curling championships, but they’re anything but intimidated. READ
Gagner has eight points to tie Oilers record
Edmonton 8 Chicago 4 EDMONTON — Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists to tie a franchise record as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday. READ
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- Flames need wins, not goals in chase for playoff berth
- Troock’s winner leads Team Orr over Team Cherry at CHL Top Prospects Game
- Devan Dubnyk looks to stay hot and keep spot in Edmonton’s crease
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Rebels tame Medicine Hat rivals
- Calgary misses chance to make up ground in playoff hunt
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Should Alberta power companies help foot the bill for new electricity lines?
• See related story: Wildrose party says time for power companies to pay for new lines
Local News
- Street closure announced
- Red Deer pharmacist suspended for overbilling patients by about $1 million
- Red Deer Museum unveils plans for $1.5M exhibit
- O'Chiese shooting suspect remains in police custody
- Red Deer man who led police on chase to be sentenced in April
Alberta News
- Alberta trade envoy says there is still hope for Keystone XL oilsands pipeline
- Experts take fight against poison ecstasy to Twitter, schools
- Pair accused in senior’s death in court
- Alberta Tories to introduce budget overhaul as Bill 1 in spring sitting
- Edmonton MLA who touted tiara tourism fails to win Tory nomination
National News
- Basketball team should have shot hoops, not caps
- Tory senator claims support for hanging idea
- Bureaucrats blamed for botched ceremony
- Bureaucrats still fear blowing whistle despite ‘ironclad’ protection: study
- Canadian groundhogs predict early spring
Sports
- Hawks sit starters in win over anemic Raptors
- Slick Hall goal leads Oilers past Avalanche
- Quinn finding comfort zone after injuries
- Kambeitz may be lost for season
- Giants vs. Patriots rematch worth the wait
Lifestyle
- Helping your pet learn to share a home with a new baby
- What to do when baby makes four
- High times in Jamaica
- Bandwidth is wealth
- Summer in January
Business
- A cue or a cuke?
- Flaherty defends OAS cuts
- Waste heat to be tapped
- Canadian Facebook fans unlikely to scoop up shares
- Local home sales rise
