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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. There are 817,163 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 817,163 confirmed cases (37,747 active, 7...
Feb 11, 2021
Military police investigated Vance in 2015, no charges laid, DND says
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says military police opened an investigation in 2015 into Gen. Jonathan Vance's conduct while he was serving in Italy the previous year, but that no charges...
Feb 11, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 32,101 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,186,0...
Feb 11, 2021
Senators demand race-based data on who requests, receives MAID in Canada
OTTAWA - Senators want the federal government to collect race-based data on who requests and receives medical assistance in dying in Canada. They approved Thursday an amendment to Bill C-7 requiring t...
Feb 11, 2021
Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79
NEW YORK - Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79. Core...
Feb 11, 2021
County deeming proposed methanol plant in the public interest
County of Grande Prairie Council will be writing a letter of support to Nauticol Energy, declaring their proposed multi-billion-dollar methanol plant project to be in the public interest, based on Cou...
Feb 11, 2021
Ottawa approves Air Canada's $190-million Transat purchase
Canada's travel landscape is about to change after the federal government approved Air Canada's $190-million purchase of Transat A.T., after COVID-19 diminished the deal's value. Transport Minister Om...
Feb 11, 2021
Province plans big expansion of Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland area
EDMONTON - Alberta is to expand the world's largest connected stretch of boreal forest preserve.Environment Minister Jason Nixon says the province plans to protect more than 1,400 square kilometres of...
Feb 11, 2021
Area fire crews responding to structure fire west of Grande Prairie
The County of Grande Prairie says multiple fire stations from the area are responding to a structure fire near Township Road 714 and Range Road 73, just west of the City of Grande Prairie and just nor...
Feb 11, 2021
No plans for regional economic relaunch right now: Kenney
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there are no plans right now to look at varying economic restrictions based on regions.Critics, including United Conservative caucus member Drew Barnes, ar...
Feb 11, 2021