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Defending champion Rachel Homan carried an unbeaten record into the Scotties Tournament of Hearts playoffs, while Alberta and B.C. locked in their playoff seedings Thursday.

Multiple scenarios remained in play following Thursday's morning draw at the Canadian women's curling championship in Thunder Bay, Ont.

The Thursday morning quake was felt in Prince George, B.C. and Grande Prairie, Edson and Whitecourt, Alta., according to Earthquakes Canada. No damage has been reported.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange say they had no involvement in determining the details of contracts with private surgical facilities and stressed that all such decisions were made by Alberta Health Services (AHS) . ...

A new University of Calgary study shows that while hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses among Alberta children surged when pandemic-related measures were lifted, there has since been a return to more typical levels.

Kayla Skrlik defeated Selena Sturmay 6-5 in a key matchup of Alberta-based rinks on Monday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Melissa Lotholz of Barrhead, Alta., won her 20th career bobsleigh medal, but her first as a pilot, by claiming bronze in the IBSF World Cup 2-woman bobsleigh race in Lillehammer, Norway. Meanwhile, it's a first World Cup medal for her brakewoman, ...

B.C.'s Corryn Brown, Alberta's Kayla Skrlik, Saskatchewan's Nancy Martin and defending champion Rachel Homan opened the Canadian women's curling championship with victories on Friday in Thunder Bay, Ont.

Researchers are now racing to come up with strategies to at least slow the spread of the disease in deer and reduce the chances of it spreading to more vulnerable caribou populations -- or, worse, humans.

Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie is urging that the premier remove Health Minister Adriana LaGrange from her post during investigations into AHS and allegations of her interference.