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Fewer trees, less undergrowth: Study says wildfires changing boreal forest
EDMONTON - The increasing frequency of wildfires in Canada's boreal forest may be permanently changing one of the largest intact ecosystems left on Earth, research suggests. "We feel pretty confi...
Jan 12, 2020
Meghan returns to Canada as royal courtiers chart path for independence
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has moved quickly to take control of the crisis surrounding the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to distance themselves from the royal family, or...
Jan 12, 2020
Queen attends church on eve of meeting over Harry and Meghan
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II attended church at her Sandringham estate Sunday ahead of a crisis meeting to work out a future for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their shocking decision to walk...
Jan 12, 2020
RCMP remind Albertans of ways to protect themselves from property crime during vacations
Alberta RCMP are reminding people how to keep themselves safe from break and enters while on vacation through various tips called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, or CPTED.While January ...
Jan 12, 2020
US employment remains strong, 145,000 jobs added in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added 145,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, signalling that the job market remains strong at the start of 2020 even if hiring and wage gai...
Jan 12, 2020
MacDill AFB on brief lockdown after report of armed suspect
MIAMI - MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a report of an armed suspect outside the base. The base was put on lockdown after local authorities n...
Jan 12, 2020
'One of our giants:' Former federal cabinet minister John Crosbie dead at 88
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - John Crosbie had a tart tongue, a dry wit and what many have described as an unflinching devotion to Newfoundland and Labrador. The former federal cabinet minister often made headli...
Jan 12, 2020
Former CFL player Jim Burrow enjoying his son's whirlwind 2019 football season
It has been a whirlwind football season for Jim Burrow. The former CFL defensive back retired from coaching last year so he and his wife, Robin, could watch their son, Louisiana State&n...
Jan 12, 2020
Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection seeking nominees for Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards
The Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection will be hosting their 6th annual Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards on March 6, 2020.The awards give members of their respective communities in nort...
Jan 12, 2020 Photo Credit: EverythingGP
World leaders travel to Oman to meet its newly named sultan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - World leaders travelled Sunday to Oman to meet the country's new sultan, named just a day earlier after the death of the nation's longtime ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said. B...
Jan 12, 2020