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City of Grande Prairie under COVID-19 watch status, outbreak announced at Walmart
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says she has been in contact with health officials in the City of Grande Prairie, as active case numbers have pushed the Swan City into a watch status for COV...
Oct 13, 2020
Canadiens winger Tyler Toffoli ready for life under Montreal's hockey microscope
Tyler Toffoli got a brief taste of what it's like to play in a Canadian NHL market. After spending his entire career with the Los Angeles Kings, the winger was acquired by the Vancouver Canucks prior ...
Oct 13, 2020
Supreme Court stays charges against Alberta man over delay in bail hearing
OTTAWA - An Alberta man accused of domestic violence will not face trial after the Supreme Court of Canada found he experienced undue delay in seeing a judge after his arrest. Following a hearing Tues...
Oct 13, 2020
New law needed to allow safe byelections in COVID-19 pandemic: Greens' Annamie Paul
Green party Leader Annamie Paul is calling on the government to pass legislation proposed by Elections Canada on holding safe balloting before carrying on with byelections in two Toronto ridings. Cana...
Oct 13, 2020
Supreme Court halts 2020 census for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday has, for now, stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. President Donald Trump's administration had aske...
Oct 13, 2020
Army apologizes after Nova Scotia residents receive fake letter warning of wolves
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces is apologizing after some residents of Kings County, N.S., received a phoney letter warning of wolves in the area. The letter, dated Sept. 19, said a pack of eight ...
Oct 13, 2020
New Grande Prairie area gas plant opens ahead of schedule
A new gas plant northwest of Grande Prairie started up on Tuesday, five months ahead of schedule.The Pipestone Processing Facility is a joint effort between Keyera and Ovintiv. Keyera says in a news r...
Oct 13, 2020
Canada joins U.S.-led Artemis Accords to send human explorers back to Moon and beyond
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada has signed on to the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led effort to establish global guidelines for sending explorers back to the Moon and beyond. NASA says space agencies in A...
Oct 13, 2020
Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks
Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks around the world, including in Canada. There's the iPhone 12, with a 6.1-inch display, the same as...
Oct 13, 2020
Harvest progress ahead of five-year average
The October 6 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says 82.9 per cent of the Peace Region crop had been combined as of that date.That is well ahead of the five-year average of 55.5 per cent and the 10...
Oct 13, 2020