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Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations
EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead."I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compre...
Feb 23, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination appointments can be booked for seniors aged 75+ Wednesday
As of February 24, Alberta seniors aged 75 and older can begin to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointment.Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday in order to be eligi...
Feb 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. There are 852,269 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 852,269 confirmed cases (30,677 active, 79...
Feb 23, 2021
St. Catherine Catholic School placed under COVID-19 outbreak status
St. Catherine School in Grande Prairie has been placed under a COVID-19 outbreak status by Alberta Health, meaning that between five and nine cases have been identified there.There are now four school...
Feb 23, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell makes third attempt at bail on sex charges
NEW YORK - Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite awaiting trial on charges that she recruited teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, says she'll renounce her U.K. and French citizenship...
Feb 23, 2021
First-place Maple Leafs look to regroup after loss to Flames: 'We're not comfortable'
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe and his Maple Leafs have a decent cushion atop the North Division. That doesn't mean Toronto is feeling comfortable 20 games into the NHL's pandemic-shortened season. "You're a...
Feb 23, 2021
No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations
EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...
Feb 23, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 14 new COVID-19 cases, 16 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday while also adding 16 recoveries, lowering the active case total to 232 as of February 22.The County added two new cases and three re...
Feb 23, 2021
Police arrest man after Wyoming boy found dead in dumpster
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The boyfriend of a Wyoming woman whose 2-year-old son was found dead in an apartment complex dumpster has been arrested, police said Tuesday. Wyatt Lamb, 27, was taken into custody af...
Feb 23, 2021
Liberal cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos steps aside to recover from illness
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos is stepping aside due to illness.Duclos says in a statement that he felt persistent chest pain over the past several days.He went to hospital on Sund...
Feb 23, 2021