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Beaver secretion found as part of ancient throwing dart in Yukon
WHITEHORSE - Researchers say they've discovered castoreum, a secretion beavers use to mark their territory, in a 6,000-year-old throwing dart in the Yukon. The researchers from the Canadian Conservati...
Jun 15, 2021
Days after Kamloops remains discovery, Tk'emlups families gather to unite, move ahead
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An extraordinary gathering of Indigenous family leaders occurred in the days following the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at the site of the former K...
Jun 15, 2021
Trudeau to visit Pfizer on final day of international pandemic trip, begin quarantine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending the last day of his first international trip in more than a year visiting a plant that played a pivotal role in Canada's early rollout of the COVID-1...
Jun 15, 2021
Lawyers supporting compensation for Indigenous kids taken into care present arguments
OTTAWA - A case involving Indigenous children taken into foster care by what all parties call Canada's "broken child-welfare system" will begin its second day of hearings at Federal Court today. A fed...
Jun 15, 2021
Emirates Air posts $5.5B loss as virus disrupts travel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Middle East's largest airline, Emirates, announced on Tuesday a net loss of $5.5 billion over the past year as revenue fell by more than 66% due to global travel...
Jun 15, 2021
Vlad Jr homers to tie it, Red Sox top Blue Jays in 9th, 2-1
BOSTON (AP) - Rafael Devers hit a line drive off the Green Monster in the bottom of the ninth inning after Vladimir Guerrero homered to tie it in the top half, and the Boston Red Sox bounced back from...
Jun 14, 2021
Stephan expected to book third trial in late June
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It will likely take another couple of weeks before we know when the third trial for a Southern Alberta couple will happen.David and Collet Stephan were initially charged with one coun...
Jun 14, 2021
Council puts off approval of some community group funding requests
Grande Prairie City Council has put off final approval of several funding requests from community groups.That includes a long list of operational grant requests totaling around $3.9 million for both 2...
Jun 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, June 14, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday June 14, 2021. There are 1,403,285 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,403,285 confirmed cases (15,954 active, 1,...
Jun 14, 2021
MNP completes $100,000 donation towards Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Learning Centre & GPRC Simulation Lab
MNP's Grande Prairie office completed a donation towards the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Foundation and Grande Prairie Regional College on June 13.Over the last five years, MNP donated a total of...
Jun 14, 2021