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CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Kenney issues travel order for government officials
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has ordered all cabinet ministers and senior government officials not to travel outside Canada unless it's for government business. He says he made an error by ...
Jan 1, 2021
Alberta MLAs, staffers given "clear directive" from Premier to return from abroad
Despite calls from the opposition NDP for her to step down, Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard will be remaining in her position as the Minister of Municipal Affairs for the Province of Alberta.This come...
Jan 1, 2021
HMCS Halifax sets sail on 6-month deployment on New Year's Day
HALIFAX - A naval ship based in Nova Scotia left the country today bound for a six-month deployment in support of a long-standing NATO training mission. The HCMS Halifax is set to join NATO's Operatio...
Jan 1, 2021
In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defence bill
WASHINGTON - Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defence policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year's Day session...
Jan 1, 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats announce coaching staff for 2021 CFL season
Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach Orlondo Steinauer will have a familiar staff for the next CFL season. The Ticats announced their 2021 coaching staff Friday, and seven of Steinauer's assistants from the...
Jan 1, 2021
Canada tops pool at world junior men's hockey championship with 4-1 win over Finland
EDMONTON - Canada clinched first place in its pool and a quarterfinal matchup against the Czech Republic with a 4-1 win over Finland at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton Thursday.Dylan ...
Jan 1, 2021
UPDATE: Missing girls found safe
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP say Aprilia and Murphy Jones have both been located safe and unharmed. Grande Prairie RCMP are looking for the public's help in locating a pair of young girls. They say 13-...
Jan 1, 2021
Capital projects, municipal election to make for busy 2021 in Grande Prairie says Given
Bill Given says the City of Grande Prairie is in for a busy year in 2021, with many projects and events on the horizon.Given, who officially resigned as Mayor on New Year's Eve to become the new CAO i...
Jan 1, 2021
Quiet New Year gives breathing room after UK-EU Brexit split
LONDON - A steady trickle of trucks rolled off ferries and trains on either side of the English Channel on Friday, a quiet New Year's Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the Europ...
Jan 1, 2021
Experts search for rare Newton book, three copies in Canadian university libraries
Tucked away in three university libraries across Canada are first edition copies of a book that experts say contains the building blocks of science. Prof. Mordechai Feingold of the California Institut...
Jan 1, 2021