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Grain Act Review consultation open through April
An online consultation on the federal government's review of the Canada Grain Act will be open through April 30.It is being done through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's website.Producer payment opt...
Feb 18, 2021
Nedohin heading to Scotties as coach
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts starts Friday inside the bubble at Calgary's Markin MacPhail Centre and a Peace Country product will be there as a coach.Heather Nedohin will be the coach for Kerri E...
Feb 18, 2021
South Dakota's AG charged with 3 misdemeanours in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota's Republican attorney general has been charged with misdemeanour careless driving after he struck and killed a man with his car, authorities said Thursday. Jason Ravnsborg ...
Feb 18, 2021
Alberta provincial park camping reservations open March 4
Alberta Parks says online reservations for individual campsites at provincial parks will open on Thursday, March 4 for the 2021 camping season.Reservations can be made for up to 90 days in advance of ...
Feb 18, 2021
B.C. premier calls for action on hate crimes in wake of Vancouver police report
LANGFORD, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says violence against people of colour needs to be treated as a hate crime, in light of recent data released by Vancouver police showing a surge in anti-Asi...
Feb 18, 2021
Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities
EDMONTON - Alberta's rural municipalities say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years.A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Albe...
Feb 18, 2021
Lowry listed as questionable in second game against Bucks with sprained thumb
MILWAUKEE - Kyle Lowry is listed as questionable for the Toronto Raptors' game Thursday in Milwaukee with a sprained left thumb. The Raptors point guard injured his thumb in the first quarter of Tuesd...
Feb 18, 2021
Grande Prairie rental rates down in January
The average rental rates in the Swan City saw declines in January from December, and are well below the rates recorded in the same month last year.Figures from Rentals.ca show the average rent for a o...
Feb 18, 2021
Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities
EDMONTON - Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years. A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says...
Feb 18, 2021
Cost of mandatory quarantine for newly arrived refugees to be covered by government
OTTAWA - Newly arriving refugees will have the cost of their mandatory hotel quarantines covered by the federal government. The federal government is also covering the cost of mandatory COVID-19 testi...
Feb 18, 2021