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Liberals plan fund to spur green technology, jobs
The Trudeau government says it will launch a new fund to spur investments and jobs in green technology as it seeks a balance between the competing visions of environmental advocates and legacy industr...
Sep 23, 2020
In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
"Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor" became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and sports stars while protesters filled the streets demanding police accounta...
Sep 23, 2020
Lethbridge police officer injured in gun training accident
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Alberta's police watchdog says a Lethbridge police officer is stable in hospital after being injured when another officer fired a gun in a training accident.The Alberta Serious Inc...
Sep 23, 2020
City, County of Grande Prairie each add new case of COVID-19
The City and County of Grande Prairie each added one new case of COVID-19, as the province confirmed 143 new cases for September 22.The County now has ten active cases, while the City saw one more rec...
Sep 23, 2020
Murder trial on pause while Winnipeg juror tested for COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Jury deliberations for a second-degree murder trial in Manitoba have been put on hold so a juror can be tested for COVID-19. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Vic Toews told the remaining 11 j...
Sep 23, 2020
Seven more fentanyl overdose deaths in Grande Prairie in second quarter of 2020
The Swan City saw an uptick in overdose deaths linked to fentanyl in the second quarter of 2020, while fatality rates from apparent accidental opioid overdoses in Alberta saw "a significant increase" ...
Sep 23, 2020
As Quebec rolls out COVID-19 ad campaign, experts wonder if it will reach target audience
MONTREAL - Quebec has begun rolling out a COVID-19 advertising campaign aimed at putting a human face on the deadly virus and reaching those who discount its severity. The ads - th...
Sep 23, 2020
Harvest continuing in the Peace Country
The September 15 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says just over 12 per cent of the combining was done in the Peace Country as of that date.The five-year average for that time of year is 15 per ce...
Sep 23, 2020
EU proposes new asylum system to help frontline nations
BRUSSELS - The European Union announced a major overhaul of its asylum system Wednesday in hopes that more countries will finally share responsibility for people landing on Europe's shores seeking san...
Sep 23, 2020
Madrid wants military help, more doctors to fight virus wave
MADRID - Authorities in Madrid want to hire more doctors and get urgent help from Spain's military and police to fight a second wave of coronavirus infections that might force them into expanding rest...
Sep 23, 2020