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UPDATE: traffic resuming at Hwy 855, following oil tanker collision
Smoky Lake RCMP are now reporting that all crews have cleared from Hwy 855 following this morning's oil tanker collision near Township Road 580.Normal traffic flow has now resumed.--Smoky Lake RCMP ar...
Aug 31, 2025
Severe Air Quality Warning in affect for Peace Region
A severe Air Quality Warning has been issued for much of the Peace Region, including Grande Prairie by Environment Canada.The national weather office says widespread wildfire smoke from wildfires in t...
Aug 31, 2025
Spacedust from asteroid Bennu provides glimpse into celestial past
MONTREAL - New research on a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu - a small portion of which should arrive in Canada soon - is offering a glimpse into how it came to be. Studies published in Natur...
Aug 31, 2025
Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, announced Sunday that Abu Obeida, a spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, was killed in Gaza over the weekend. Obeida's last stat...
Aug 31, 2025
Pope Leo XIV denounces 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday denounced the "pandemic of arms, large and small," as he prayed publicly for the victims of the shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States. ...
Aug 31, 2025
Number of sick days taken by public servants growing post-COVID
OTTAWA - Federal public servants were less likely to call in sick to work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, new government data shows. The figures shared by the Treasury Board of Canada Secr...
Aug 31, 2025
Terrorism peace bond prohibits P.E.I. man from accessing internet or having passport
CHARLOTTETOWN - A Prince Edward Island man facing a terrorism peace bond has been ordered to follow a raft of conditions, including not accessing the internet and not holding a passport. The RCMP in P...
Aug 31, 2025
Facilities in new Quebec end-of-life care home highlight growing demand for MAID
JOLIETTE - In nearly 30 years as a palliative care physician, Dr. Nathalie Allard has provided end-of-life care in busy hospital hallways, and consulted with families with only a curtain separating th...
Aug 31, 2025
The unwritten rules of tennis, and why post-match handshakes sometimes go awry
NEW YORK (AP) - There's been a lot of talk about the unwritten rules of tennis during Week 1 of this U.S. Open, whether it's the necessity of a " sorry, not sorry " raised hand after a let cord or the...
Aug 30, 2025
Valleyview RCMP seeking missing youth
UPDATE:Mounties are informing the public that Jerrydan Chalifoux was located safe.Valleyview RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating missing youth 15-year-old Jerrydan Chalifoux.Chalifoux wa...
Aug 30, 2025