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Nominations for 7th annual Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards open January 1
Nominations for the 7th annual Northwest Alberta Spot Excellence Awards will be accepted starting on January 1, 2021.The awards honour volunteers and athletes in northwestern Alberta who strive for su...
Dec 22, 2020
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to t...
Dec 22, 2020
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to t...
Dec 22, 2020
No criminal charges coming in Lethbridge Supervised Consumption Site investigation
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police say there will be no criminal charges involving a supervised drug consumption site in Lethbridge that closed after the province alleged financial problems.The Lethbridge Pol...
Dec 22, 2020
Three Grande Prairie residents charged in drug trafficking investigation
Three people from Grande Prairie have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation, undertaken by the Grande Prairie RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit.The investigation began in November...
Dec 22, 2020
External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system
QUEBEC - An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province's youth protection system and the law that governs it. Dr. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's...
Dec 22, 2020
Grande Prairie boy gets Christmas surprise from garbage truck driver
A Grande Prairie boy and his family were given a special surprise from their local garbage truck driver earlier this month.Throughout the summer, Laura Beauchamp would take her 20-month-old son James ...
Dec 22, 2020
Two new specialists now practising in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie and area residents now have increased access to care as two new specialists have moved their practices to the Swan City. Dr. Robert Herman, a general nephrologist and internist, has beg...
Dec 22, 2020
AP source: Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America, a person fam...
Dec 22, 2020
Where is God? The COVID-19 pandemic has been a test of faith for believers
OTTAWA - Where is God? It is a question Rev. Harrison Ayre finds himself asking and being asked often as the COVID-19 pandemic has left nearly two million dead worldwide; 80 million sickened; families...
Dec 22, 2020