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Lingering extreme cold alters city's Family Festivities in the Park schedule
The extreme cold has led the City of Grande Prairie to once again need to alter some of the plans for its Family Festivities in Muskoseepi Park.Snow luge, snowman kits, and children's activities have ...
Feb 12, 2021
Western Hockey League's East Division set to play season in Regina hub
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League says it has approval from the Saskatchewan government to play a 24-game East Division season in a hub in Regina starting next month.Friday's announcement means thre...
Feb 12, 2021
Over $1 million to support COVID-safe infrastructure projects in Northern Alberta
A new federal grant program is being rolled out with the goal of developing small-scale infrastructure projects that make public spaces safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Healthy Communities Initi...
Feb 12, 2021
No execution: Supco sides with inmate wanting pastor present
ATMORE, Ala. - An Alabama inmate won a reprieve from a planned lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court said the state must allow his personal pastor in the death chamber. Thursday's scheduled ex...
Feb 12, 2021
Court grants interim injuction to temporarily halt Wood Buffalo EMS dispatch withdrawal
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A judge has granted an interim injunction that stops a northern Alberta municipality from withdrawing from the provincial ambulance dispatch service.Justice Kent Davidson heard ...
Feb 12, 2021
$400M available in next round of funding to clean up inactive Alberta oil & gas sites
EDMONTON - Alberta and the federal government say another $400 million in funding is available to help clean up inactive oil and gas sites in the province.The money includes $100 million for clean up ...
Feb 12, 2021
Trump lawyers say Democrats urge supporters to 'fight,' too
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Donald Trump defended him against impeachment Friday by accusing Democrats of waging a campaign of "hatred" against the former president and manipulating his words in the lead...
Feb 12, 2021
Nebraska Sen. Sasse bets political future on opposing Trump
OMAHA, Neb. - When Ben Sasse heard that GOP activists in Nebraska were primed to censure him for insufficiently supporting Donald Trump, the Republican senator didn't try to talk them out it. Instead,...
Feb 12, 2021
Dwayne Johnson has 'surreal' look back in TV's "Young Rock"
LOS ANGELES - When Dwayne Johnson sold the idea for a TV comedy about his colorful early years to NBC in early 2020, he was delighted to tell his parents that a version of their family life was bound ...
Feb 12, 2021
Russia says it's ready for split if EU imposes new sanctions
MOSCOW - Russia is prepared for a split with the European Union if the EU imposes new crippling sanctions amid a dispute over the treatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the nation's top diplom...
Feb 12, 2021