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BONOKOSKI: Canada's abandonment of Afghanistan created world crisis

'One minute we are seeing 30 years of progress, with millions of girls going to school, and the next thing we see is everything going over a cliff'

KINSELLA: We should be cautious of Omicron — but not terrified

Omicron is a super-multiplier in respiratory tissue. But not so much lung tissue

Netherlands to go into strict Christmas lockdown

Semi driver dead after highway collision west of Whitecourt: RCMP

Edmonton man pleads guilty to funding ISIS terrorists in Syria: U.S. Department of Justice

Game Night: Edmonton Oilers owe the Kraken for last time

GAME INFO EDMONTON OILERS 17-11-0 vs. SEATTLE KRAKEN 10-16-3 Tonight, 8 p.m., TV: SportsNet, Radio: 630 CHED

Nugent-Hopkins latest Edmonton Oilers player sidelined by virus

Nugent-Hopkins joins forwards Devin Shore and Ryan McLeod and head coach Dave Tippett on the protocol list

Sebastian Cossa built to be Team Canada's goalie at world juniors

Cossa is the early frontrunner to earn the opening-night start based on his play in the two exhibition games against the U-Sports all-stars

Oilers' Brendan Perlini deserves more ice time based on Columbus game

He deserves a top-six role, even if he meshed nicely with current third-line centre Derek Ryan and right-winger Zach Kassian

Edmonton Oilers beat Blue Jackets to end six-game losing streak

Trying to maneuver a Ford F-150 truck in a single car garage might be an easier request than getting out of a long NHL losing streak during a pandemic.

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GUNTER: The province is rewarding the unvaccinated but continuing to punish the fully vaccinated

If “widespread non-compliance” is how to get your own way in Alberta, you can bet I’ll be non-complying with the province’s proposed restrictions on private, indoor Christmas gatherings.

Letters Dec. 16: McDavid and other Canadian athletes should boycott Beijing Olympics amid 'unsettling' quarantine rules

ATHLETES SHOULD BOYCOTT What would make champions out of our Olympic athletes in my eyes would be if they all decided to boycott the Games. When I read “Guidelines say a person who tests positive must return two negative tests 24 hours apart before being released. However, Beijing 2022 and the Chinese government have final say in determining the length of the quarantine, and the possibility of that timeline lasting three to five weeks if players are unable to test negative.” Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid said this is “unsettling.” It is much more than unsettling, it is downright scary to think our athletes would be incarcerated under the Chinese Communist regime and at their mercy as to how long they might be held.

LILLEY: Trudeau only acts to make it look like he's doing something

Bell: Kenney, COVID, he's trying to make Albertans happy this time

Best of TV 2021: 'Succession,' 'You,' Meghan and Harry's Oprah interview and more

Serial killers in love, the obscenely rich in crisis, scammers in too deep: This year’s best TV offerings, with one notable exception, reflected our extremely 2021 desires to get back to normal. After experimenting with COVID constraints last year – remember all those socially distanced, Zoom-based shows only TV critics seemed to watch? – television largely ignored the pandemic, exploring what feels like any other issue under the sun.

'The Matrix Resurrections' first reactions range from 'awe-inducing' to 'meta to a fault'

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The first reactions to “The Matrix Resurrections” are in — and it’s a mixed bag, ranging from “terrific” to “bogged down in exposition.”

Kim Kardashian regrets telling Kanye to lose MAGA hat

'Why should he take that off if that's what he believes in? Why can't he wear that on TV?'

Henry Cavill wanted an 'intellectual Geralt' for Season 2 of The Witcher

Monster slayer has a new look as the fantasy hit returns to the small screen

Henry Cavill Exclusive: The Witcher star previews Season 2 of Netflix hit

WATCH BELOW  as Sun national entertainment editor  Mark Daniell talks with Henry Cavill, star of Netflix hit The Witcher ahead of Season 2.

ASK AMY: Hairstylist wonders if she’s 'worth it'

Dear Amy: I am a (female) hairstylist and own my small business.

BATRA'S BURNING QUESTIONS: 2022 Work and Pay Preview

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra asks Sunira Chaudhri what employees and employers can expect in 2022.

Gift giving for the most difficult to buy for this holiday season

How many times have you heard it? “I have everything – don’t get me anything.”

ASK AMY: Proud papa wants to stop crop top

Dear Amy: I am the proud papa of a brilliant, beautiful, 18-year-old daughter. She is thriving as a freshman in college.

Play it safe at the potluck this holiday season with these timely food safety tips

There are many who consider food safety issues something you discuss while planning a summer picnic – how long is this potato salad safe before tossing it? How cold must these steaks be before removing to grill? And what about that cheesecake?

Snakebit: The Shelby Mustang GT500KR returns with 900 hp open in new tab

Shelby America is celebrating the company's 60th anniversary with this aggressively styled serpent

Operator of self-driving bus in Ontario critically injured in crash open in new tab

Autonomous shuttle, limited to 20 km/hm apparently hits tree in Whitby in evening incident

Toronto driver caught speeding 30 km/h over, blames car open in new tab

'I wasn’t speeding; the car was!'

EV startup Rivian to build US$5-billion plant in Georgia open in new tab

The company's just-launched truck is already getting rave reviews, but that isn't stopping it from posting a loss this quarter

Spied! This is the 2023 Corvette E-Ray hybrid without any camo open in new tab

The undisguised hybrid ‘Vette was spotted in Detroit emitting a "very different" sound

COVID-19 vaccine inequity allowed Omicron to emerge open in new tab

While people in the wealthy West have had preferred access to multiple rounds of vaccines, vast numbers of people, especially in Africa and on the Indian subcontinent, haven’t received a single dose.

Face masks, digital screens and winter weather are a triple threat for dry eyes open in new tab

With winter drawing closer, plus increased digital device use and mask wearing, the dry eye triad’s triple-layered threat to the stability of your tear film is real.

Christmas Tree Syndrome: If your sparkly conifer has you feeling a little itchy, you are not alone open in new tab

Seven per cent of people with allergies saw a spike in coughing, wheezing and itchy rashes when exposed to the mold that comes with Christmas trees, study finds.

B.C. premier expects 'full recovery' following throat cancer diagnosis open in new tab

B.C. Premier John Horgan, who had bladder cancer in his 40s, is optimistic as he faces throat cancer.

Hip hop song triggers drop in suicide rates open in new tab

The title of the track by Logic, featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid, is the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.