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Women's Hall of Fame honours Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin and Nobel laureate and "Beloved" author Toni Morrison will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame Thursday as part of a posthumous clas...
Dec 9, 2020
Nitehawk still open despite new COVID-19 restrictions
Nitehawk will remain open, even with the new provincial rules in place.Anybody interested in attending is asked to ski, board, or go tubing only with members of their own household.Lessons will contin...
Dec 9, 2020
Lametti questions Conservatives' sincerity in wanting to protect vulnerable
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says Conservatives have no interest in improving a bill on assisted dying, they just want to stop it. The Conservatives have been talking out the clock on Bill ...
Dec 9, 2020
CBSA manager told not to take notes after Meng arrest in case of access request
VANCOUVER - A senior manager with the Canada Border Services Agency says she was instructed not to take notes after the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou - an arrest that will be under court scr...
Dec 9, 2020
Battle lines drawn for first ministers' meeting on health care
OTTAWA - Premiers aren't expecting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to agree immediately to their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care. First ministers are scheduled to meet via...
Dec 9, 2020
Three charged for drug trafficking in Fairview
Three people have been charged by Fairview RCMP following a drug trafficking incident in the community.Police were alerted of the issue from the Western Alberta District (WAD) RCMP Rural Crime Reducti...
Dec 9, 2020
ASIRT investigating officer involved fatal shooting in Grande Prairie
THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate an officer involved shooting on the city's north end Tuesday ...
Dec 9, 2020
Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over 'tax affairs'
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter said Wednesday that he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation. The investigation by the Delaware U....
Dec 9, 2020
Permanent fishway to be built at Fraser River landslide: Fisheries and Oceans
VANCOUVER - Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has awarded a contract that would see a permanent fishway built to help fish migrate past a massive landslide on a remote stretch of British Columbia's ...
Dec 9, 2020
Quebec tables bill to give families of missing Indigenous children access to records
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has introduced legislation that would allow relatives of Indigenous children who disappeared or died after being admitted to health-care facilities to obtain informati...
Dec 9, 2020