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Article content Lois Mitchell had a phone appointment scheduled for 11:30 am Alberta time Monday, and she was certain that Greg Abel would pick up after a ring or two, no matter how busy he was. Abel, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s vice-chair of non-insurance businesses, is busy at the best of times, but his pile of responsibilities likely grew by a few heaps over the weekend after word got out that his boss, the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, had chosen the Albertan to be his successor. At least, that is, whenever the seemingly ageless 90-year-old chief executive of the US$900-billion investm...

CFL names 2021 Hall of Fame class By News Room Apr 13, 2021 8:52 AM The CFL Hall of Fame will induct five players, a head coach with an impressive resume on both sides of the border and a former commissioner in 2021. The players are receiver Nik Lewis, defensive backs Orlando Steinauer and Don Wilson and defensive linemen Will Johnson and Mike Walker. Lewis played 14 seasons in the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders (2004-2014) and the Montreal Alouettes (2015-2017), appearing in 226 games. Lewis began his career in Calgary, where he eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark in each of his ...

Canadian Football Hall of Fame Unveils Class of 2021 Share Share TORONTO — Five legendary players from the Canadian Football League (CFL), an iconic head coach and an instrumental leader are included in the Class of 2021 unveiled today by the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) and Museum. To be inducted under the Player category are defensive linemen Will Johnson and Mike Walker, wide receiver Nik Lewis and defensive backs Orlondo Steinauer and Don Wilson. In the Builder category, former Montreal Alouettes Head Coach Marv Levy and the sixth CFL Commissio...

Now you’ll have your chance. You can do more than complain. You can walk the talk. On Monday the government of Premier Jason Kenney will start the ball rolling by pitching a new law allowing you to recall politicians you think are not doing their job. Kaycee Madu is back. Madu, a man unloved by certain local politicians when he was Kenney’s point man on cities, is now Alberta’s top lawman. Part of the United Conservative platform in the last election was a pledge to bring in the recall of out-of-line politicians. Madu says he believed in recall before that.

Article content The Peace Cairn park project is being scaled back to better fit the budget Wetaskiwin City Council approved last year. Last month, City manager Sue Howard came to council asking for additional money to cover unforeseen costs related to the project. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. •• With the town’s SOLE now rescinded, council moved to another recommendation to rescind, this time regarding garage sales in town. On April 22, council voted to ban garage sales. With the launch of Stage 2 of the province’s relaunch plan, adminis...