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COVID-19 cases hit new records as Tam urges vigilance, promises vaccine on the way
Canada's top doctor says there is some good news on the horizon despite an unsettling new wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country. Dr. Theresa Tam says there is "still a long road ahead" ...
Dec 5, 2020
County council approves 2021 interim budget
The County of Grande Prairie is proposing a zero percent increase to tax rates for 2021. County council passed their 2021 interim budget on Friday, with final budget and tax rates being completed in t...
Dec 5, 2020
UN health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic's end
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The U.N. health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world "can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic," but he said rich and...
Dec 5, 2020
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbours sit idle in pandemic
GENEVA - Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue an...
Dec 5, 2020
Fort McMurray residents still cleaning, considering options after spring flooding
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - More than seven months ago, Cora Dion and her husband fled Fort McMurray for the second time in four years as a spring flood threatened their home in northern Alberta. They retu...
Dec 5, 2020
Holidays coming means more impaired driver check stops
Alberta RCMP says they will be doing check stops to look for impaired drivers again this holiday season.Today marks National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day Constable Mike Hibbs says this will mean a...
Dec 5, 2020
UK and EU leaders to hold crunch talks on post-Brexit ties
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union's top official are set to discuss the state of play of post-Brexit trade discussions later Saturday after negotiators paused talks ...
Dec 5, 2020
Romania: Election expected to usher in 'European' generation
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians will vote Sunday in a legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability in a country with one of the European Union's highest emigration rates, and brin...
Dec 5, 2020
UN health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic's end
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The U.N. health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world "can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic," but he said rich and...
Dec 5, 2020
Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centres
MOSCOW - Thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups have signed up for COVID-19 vaccinations in Moscow starting Saturday, a precursor to a sweeping Russia-wide immunization effort. ...
Dec 5, 2020