Joanne Courtney’s first major assignment as a curling television broadcaster involved regular overnight work from a studio booth some 10,000 kilometres away from the action.

Today, the Public Order Emergency Commission’s final report on the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act is being made public. Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair is set to table the report in the House of Commons at noon, at which time it will become public.

Forward Jesse Puljujarvi was absent from Oilers practice in Edmonton Thursday morning fuelling speculation that the former fourth-overall pick may be on his way out of town.

Alberta has seen a slight increase in norovirus cases so far in 2023. From Jan. 1 to Feb. 14, 87 norovirus cases were reported in Alberta.

The Alberta government says it is going to make post-secondary education more affordable.