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Ontario researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures
HAMILTON - Ontario researchers say they've come up with a way to store vaccines at higher temperatures for weeks at a time. The researchers at McMaster University say the cheap technology al...
May 21, 2019
Tiny increase in young appointees to federal posts after Liberal overhaul
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Liberal changes to the federal appointments system has yielded a small increase in the number of younger people getting government posts. Documents from the...
May 21, 2019
Eakins talks Edmonton struggles, AHL success as Gulls continue to impress
Dallas Eakins answers the phone as he's walking from the arena to his team's hotel in suburban Chicago. Ominous storm clouds looming above, the head coach of the San Diego Gulls offers ...
May 21, 2019
Author: 'Game of Thrones' finale was ending, also beginning
NEW YORK - What's next for "Game of Thrones?" The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew a record-setting numbers of viewers for Sunday's finale, says it's "been a wild ride." Ge...
May 21, 2019
City puts fire advisory in place
The City of Grande Prairie has issued a fire advisory. This means no new open burning permits will be issued in the City of Grande Prairie until conditions improve in the GP Forest Area.Any open burni...
May 21, 2019 All burn barrels/incinerators, backyard fire pits and approved campsite fire pits are still allowed at this time, but no new open burning permits will be issued in the City.
Tennessee's House speaker to resign after no confidence vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee's embattled House Speaker Glen Casada says he plans to resign following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus. Casada announced the decision Tuesday, just a day after ...
May 21, 2019
Feds launch tourism strategy designed to boost sector 25 per cent by 2025
OTTAWA - Tourism Minister Melanie Joly says a federal new tourism strategy can boost international visits to Canada during non-peak seasons by more than a million people. The strategy i...
May 21, 2019
Brewers eye 1st win of the season against Dodgers
After having the long weekend off the Wheatbelt Baseball League will resume play Tuesday evening with a pair of games on the schedule.The County Brewers will be looking to get their first notch in the...
May 21, 2019
Alberta legislature session to begin under new Premier Jason Kenney
The Alberta legislature is to start a new session today with a lot of new faces and a new government in charge.Premier Jason Kenney and the 63 members of his United Conservative caucus are to be sworn...
May 21, 2019
Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta.
Approximately 4,000 residents of a northern Alberta town are being told to leave due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire.People are being told to leave High Level on Highway 58 east of the town, ...
May 21, 2019