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Singh calls for end to for-profit long-term care homes owned by government
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and union officials are calling on Ottawa to put a stop to its role in for-profit long-term care homes, where deadly COVID-19 outbreaks are worsening as the second wa...
Nov 19, 2020
GM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase range
DETROIT - General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years. The technology also wil...
Nov 19, 2020
West Fraser Timber buying Norbord in $4 billion stock deal
TORONTO - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has signed a deal to acquire Norbord Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $4 billion.Under the deal, Norbord shareholders will receive 0.675 of a West Frase...
Nov 19, 2020
Calgary-born entrepreneur Rahul Sood buys stake in Sri Lankan cricket team
A millionaire at 19 after creating Voodoo PC, Calgary-born Rahul Sood says he went on to lose most of his bankroll. But there have been more hits than misses thanks to time spent with Hewlett-Packard ...
Nov 19, 2020
Northern Spirit light show opens tonight
The Northern Spirit light show will open tonight. The annual light show will look a little different this year because of the COVID-19 regulations that have been implemented. "We have to do our part t...
Nov 19, 2020
New COVID-19 case confirmed at Whispering Ridge Community School & Isabel Campbell School
A new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in an individual at Whispering Ridge Community School. The school was notified of the COVID-19 case on November 18.The Peace Wapiti Public School Division and...
Nov 19, 2020
RCMP execute 41 outstanding warrants, two arrested as part of planned initiative
The Western Alberta District RCMP's Rural Crime Reduction Unit has conducted a planned warrant initiative to targeted prolific offenders. Between September 21 and October 30, the RCMP executed 41 outs...
Nov 19, 2020
Singer Bobby Brown's son found dead at Los Angeles home
LOS ANGELES - Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, was found dead at a Los Angeles home Wednesday. He was 28. Los Angeles Police spokesman Officer Jeff Lee said officers were responding to ...
Nov 19, 2020
Canadian sharpshooter Nate Darling signs with Charlotte Hornets
Canadian sharpshooter Nate Darling is signing a two-way deal with the Charlotte Hornets. Darling's agency One Legacy Sports tweeted congratulations on the signing, with the hash tag #CanadaMade. The 2...
Nov 19, 2020
Quebec sword-attack victim records video from hospital in which he forgives suspect
MONTREAL - One of the survivors of the Halloween night sword attack in Quebec City has posted a video online in which he says he forgives his aggressor. Musician Remy Belanger de Beauport described hi...
Nov 19, 2020