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Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario reports COVID-19 case
The chief of the Neskantaga First Nation says a contractor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the remote northwestern Ontario community.Chief Christopher Moonias says in a statement that the communit...
Nov 13, 2020
Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group 'polarizing', Edmonton lawyers say
EDMONTON - Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton say the city decided not to light a bridge in colours requested by an anti-abortion group because it risked polarizing the community, a judge heard...
Nov 13, 2020
2021 municipal budget to create 0.15 per cent property tax increase
City Hall budget talks have wrapped up and the 2021 spending plan calls for a 0.15 per cent property tax increase.This will be added to the 1.5 per cent increase that was waived for 2020 as a credit t...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID extra difficult for those greiving, says wife of late Oiler Colby Cave
Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral. The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering a brain ble...
Nov 13, 2020
ATF tip leads to firearms charges against Beaverlodge man
A tip from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to the Beaverlodge RCMP has led to firearms charges.On October 29, Beaverlodge RCMP say they received information...
Nov 13, 2020
Saddle Hills explores bylaw that adds requirements for recording council meetings
Saddle Hills County Council has passed the first and second readings of a new bylaw that would add requirements for those who wish to record either audio or video during Council meetings.Bylaw 388-202...
Nov 13, 2020
Five new COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie, nine more recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added five new cases of COVID-19 for Thursday, while also posting nine more recoveries to drop the City's active case total to 84.The new cases come as there were no new cas...
Nov 13, 2020
Federal fisheries minister concerned about size of Mi'kmaq fishery in Cape Breton bay
HALIFAX - The federal fisheries minister is raising concerns about the health of the lobster stock in Cape Breton in connection with an Indigenous self-regulated fishery underway in St. Peters Bay. Be...
Nov 13, 2020
Labour minister hails progress on pay equity but says it will take time to deliver
OTTAWA - The government is proposing to give federally regulated companies at least three years to develop plans to give their female employees equal pay for work of equal value. Companies that face a...
Nov 13, 2020
Wall Street shrugs, stocks rise even as Trump won't concede
NEW YORK - A huge fear for Wall Street coming into this month was a contested U.S. presidential election, one that could drag the market through more painful uncertainty. Now, more than a week after E...
Nov 13, 2020