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MD of Greenview puts $500,000 towards purchase of new STARS helicopter
STARS Air Ambulance says it is a step closer to being able to purchase a new medically equipped Airbus H145 helicopter for the Grande Prairie base. This comes after the MD of Greenview recently gifted...
Feb 18, 2021
'It destroyed him.' Lionel Desmond's friend and fellow infantryman recalls firefights
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier from Nova Scotia killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from one of Lionel Desmond's closest friends and fell...
Feb 18, 2021
Canadian government modifies North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2021
FREDERICTON - The federal Fisheries Department will continue efforts this year to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters, but it is making some changes to reduce the impact ...
Feb 18, 2021
CFL commissioner Ambrosie says league is committed to returning to play in 2021
TORONTO - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the league remains committed to resuming play in 2021, but is keeping all options open regarding exactly how that will look. The CFL didn't play in 2020 ...
Feb 18, 2021
Canada, Britain slap sanctions on Myanmar officials for abuses in military coup
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup. Canada has imposed sanctions on nin...
Feb 18, 2021
COVID-19 misery shows in record Ontario job losses; labour groups plead for fed help
TORONTO - The misery inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic beyond its rising death toll was highlighted Thursday by a report showing record-setting job losses in the country's largest province last year,...
Feb 18, 2021
AP source: Eagles send Carson Wentz to Colts for draft picks
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts, according to a person familiar with the deal. The Eagles will receive a third-round pick in this yea...
Feb 18, 2021
Ella Emhoff makes runway debut -- and yes, she's in a coat
NEW YORK - They already knew she looked good in a coat. So the designers at Proenza Schouler decided to dress Ella Emhoff - art student, knitwear designer, fledgling model and stepdaughter of Vice-Pre...
Feb 18, 2021
GPPSD also looking to offer full-day option for Kindergarten students
Families sending their children off to Kindergarten in the Grande Prairie Public School Division this fall will also have the option to register for an all-day program, as the division unveiled its pl...
Feb 18, 2021
Airbus lost $1.3 billion amid pandemic; expects better 2021
PARIS - European plane maker Airbus lost 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) last year amid an unprecedented global slump in air travel because of the pandemic, but expects to deliver hundreds of planes ...
Feb 18, 2021