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Blind lawyer says lack of accessible, private voting options violates Charter
OTTAWA - David Lepofsky was not able to mark his choice independently on the mail-in ballot Elections Canada sent to him because he is blind. He opted to not vote in person with his wife because she h...
Sep 13, 2021
Ellingboe family honoured for century of farming in the County
The Ellingboe family of the west County was recognized for their family's century of farming in the region this past Sunday, as they were given a Pioneer Farming Award by the County of Grande Prairie ...
Sep 13, 2021
CP NewsAlert: RCMP say family of six dead in camper fire in rural Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Six members of a family have died in a fire Sunday evening in a travel trailer in rural Nova Scotia. The RCMP say firefighters were called to Mountain Road in Millvale, N.S., Sunday evening ...
Sep 13, 2021
Survivors of 2006 Dawson College shooting urge voters not to pick Conservatives
MONTREAL - Survivors and families of victims of the 2006 Dawson College shooting are warning voters against picking the Conservatives in the Sept. 20 federal election. The appeal comes on the 15th ann...
Sep 13, 2021
Singh criticizes Trudeau's "broken promises" on drinking water for First Nations
SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says no excuse is acceptable for the Liberals' failure to deliver on their 2015 promise to lift all drinking water advisories in First Nations communitie...
Sep 13, 2021
Adult and child okay after serious rollover on QEII near Olds
A recent car wreck in central Alberta should serve as a reminder to take utmost care on the roads.RCMP and Alberta Sheriffs members from Olds, Innisfail and Airdrie, as well as Olds Fire Department an...
Sep 13, 2021
Alberta to assess current COVID-19 health measures before considering new ones
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro, accused of not doing enough to stop a COVID-19 surge swamping hospitals, says the government wants to see the effect of recent health restrictions bef...
Sep 13, 2021
Lethbridge police kill cougar prowling subdivision Saturday
Police have shot and killed a cougar they say was prowling in a Lethbridge subdivision on Saturday.Local police say the animal -- which was roughly two metres long -- posed a threat to public safety.T...
Sep 13, 2021
Egypt says Israeli prime minister to visit, hold talks
CAIRO (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is to visit Egypt on Monday for talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt's office of the ...
Sep 13, 2021
Local Queen's University student helping launch new dinosaur museum in Czech Republic
A Grande Prairie resident and Queen's University student is heading the Prague, Czech Republic next month to participate in a major school project.Ryan Blais is currently attending Queen's University ...
Sep 13, 2021