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Minimal risk to wild salmon from viruses on farmed B.C. salmon: Fisheries Department
VANCOUVER - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says nine pathogens from farmed salmon in British Columbia's Discovery Islands pose a minimal risk to wild salmon, based on its scientific assessment...
Sep 28, 2020
M.D. of Greenview launches mobile app
A mobile app is now available that connects the public with services in the Municipal District of Greenview.The app was officially launched on September 28 and allows users within the region to receiv...
Sep 28, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 28
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:58 p.m. EDT on Sept. 28, 2020: There are 154,574 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 72,651 confirmed (including 5,826 deaths, 61,629 ...
Sep 28, 2020
Alberta auto insurance rates up 24% since beginning of 2019: Report
A new report from LowestRates.ca shows that the cost of car insurance continues to "skyrocket" in the province.Between the first quarter of 2019 to Q2 2020, they report that the average monthly price ...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. appeals softwood ruling to WTO appeals body the U.S. has rendered inoperative
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is extremely disappointing that the United States has decided to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its softwood-lumber duties, part...
Sep 28, 2020
AHS' mobile mammography unit heading to Hythe October 19-21
Alberta Health Services' mobile mammography unit will be heading to Hythe later in October.The unit will be stationed at the Hythe Legion from October 19-21, for women aged 50-74 in that area to be ab...
Sep 28, 2020
US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention online
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., has decided to move its 2021 national convention online amid concerns and health orde...
Sep 28, 2020
Former BC Hydro president urging construction to halt at Site C
A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are among 18 prominent Canadians urging the B.C. provincial government to halt work on a huge hydroelectric project in the Peace ...
Sep 28, 2020
Must-see TV: Trump, Biden to square off in first face-to-face debate of 2020 election
WASHINGTON, Wash. - To borrow a favourite phrase from a certain sitting U.S. president, Tuesday's debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden promises to be something the likes of which no one's ever se...
Sep 28, 2020
Hockey Nova Scotia launches survey to address racism, discrimination in sport
HALIFAX - The governing body for organized hockey in Nova Scotia is launching a survey to find out how it can better address racism and discrimination in the game. Dean Smith, chair of Hockey Nov...
Sep 28, 2020