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Four charged following seizure of forged I.D. documents, currency from Westpointe home
A search of a home in Westpointe by the Grande Prairie RCMP has led to the arrest of several people and the recovery of a "significant amount" of forged documents.The search was done on November 15, a...
Dec 7, 2020

UAE royal buys stake in controversial Israeli soccer club
JERUSALEM - Israel's Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, which has gained notoriety for its racist fans and refusal to have an Arab player on its roster, announced on Monday that a member of the Emirati rul...
Dec 7, 2020

Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo named Major League Soccer MVP
Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo is Major League Soccer's MVP for 2020.The 29-year-old attacking midfielder from Seville, Spain, was named Landon Donovan MLS MVP over Philadelphia goalkeeper And...
Dec 7, 2020

Liberals set to kick-start talks on new child-care system and funding, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Families Minister Ahmed Hussen says it will be mostly up to the provinces and territories how to spend hundreds of millions in new funding on their child-care workforce.The Liberals unveiled ...
Dec 7, 2020

Federal scientists predict Prairie climate as drier, grassier and fiery
Federal scientists are predicting a hot, dry and fiery future for the Prairies.In a report released today, Natural Resources Canada says the prairie region is warming at the fastest rate of any area i...
Dec 7, 2020

California unveils smartphone tool to trace virus cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for the coronavirus as cases and hospitalizations soar thr...
Dec 7, 2020

First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land in Canada next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will arrive on Canadian soil by the end of the month, with the first doses delivered next week.Health Canad...
Dec 7, 2020

Raptors say three members of organization have tested positive for COVID-19
The Toronto Raptors say three members of the organization have tested positive for COVID-19. The Raptors did not disclose who received the positive tests. The team said in a release that the positive ...
Dec 7, 2020

Alberta removing licence plate sticker requirement as transition to reflective plates begins
Starting in 2021, Albertans will no longer be required to have expiry stickers on their licence plates, as the province begins moving toward adopting reflective plates.The province first required regi...
Dec 7, 2020

Perry Bellegarde won't seek re-election as head of Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA - National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says he won't seek re-election as the head of the organization next summer.Bellegarde, who has served in the role since 2014, ...
Dec 7, 2020