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Trudeau calls meeting with premiers to take 'Team Canada' approach to Trump tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll call a meeting with premiers to take a 'Team Canada' response to Donald Trump's threat of imposing hefty tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. Spea...
Nov 26, 2024
Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Almost 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, a ruling by sport's highest court in a Russian doping case is set to give French biathlon star Martin Fourcade another gold m...
Nov 26, 2024
Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods i...
Nov 26, 2024
Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexica...
Nov 26, 2024
Israel bombards central Beirut as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck a residential building in central Beirut on Tuesday and issued new evacuation orders for 20 buildings in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs. The strike leveled t...
Nov 26, 2024
Province announces funding for Alberta 4-H programs
Three 4-H Alberta programs are splitting over $730,000 in joint funding from the provincial and federal governments.The money going to the Intro to 4-H, Agriculture and Mental Health Workshop, and the...
Nov 26, 2024
Beaverlodge's new Mountivew Health Complex to provide 24/7 urgent care
The new Mountview Health Complex coming to Beaverlodge will be set up to provide urgent care 24 hours per day, seven days per week.Beaverlodge Mayor Gary Rycroft says Alberta Health Services had been ...
Nov 26, 2024
Hythe Water Shortage rescheduled to Nov. 26
The County of Grande Prairie is once again planning to temporarily shut off water services in Hythe this week.As part of their ongoing valve replacement project, county crews will temporarily shut off...
Nov 26, 2024
City of Grande Prairie offering free trips to GPAT clients to Northern Spirit Light Show
The City of Grande Prairie is offering free trips to the light show at Evergreen Park for people with "physical and cognitive impairments."Registered Clients with Grande Prairie Accessible Transit (GP...
Nov 26, 2024
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administratio...
Nov 26, 2024