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Winnipeg plant gets $100M in federal financing to pull protein from peas, canola
OTTAWA - The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry. Merit Functi...
Jun 22, 2020

Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid. Carla...
Jun 22, 2020

Construction underway on 28th annual Rotary Dream Home
Construction on the 28th Annual Rotary Dream Home for the 2021 lottery is well underway.The home is located in the Taylor Estates neighborhood and located right next door to the 2020 dream home.Once c...
Jun 22, 2020

Joel Schumacher, director of 'St. Elmo's Fire,' dies at 80
NEW YORK - Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in "St. Elmo's Fire" and steering the Ba...
Jun 22, 2020

Feds need 'to do better' on giving public access to information, Duclos says
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledges the federal government needs "to do better" at responding to formal information requests from the public. The minister's comments f...
Jun 22, 2020

GPRC Wolves understanding of ACAC fall cancellations as training goes forward
With the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference cancelling all sports schedules for the remainder of 2020, administration with Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) Athletics says it was the right call...
Jun 22, 2020

Golden Globes set Feb. 28 for pandemic--delayed ceremony
LOS ANGELES - The Golden Globes is refusing to let the pandemic get in the way of its party. The ceremony will be held Feb. 28, 2021, in Beverly Hills with previously announced hosts Tina Fey and Amy ...
Jun 22, 2020

Two charged after property search near Valhalla
Two people are now facing charges after a search at a property near Valhalla.On June 12, Beaverlodge RCMP, with help from the Grande Prairie RCMP Police Dog Services and the Western Alberta District C...
Jun 22, 2020

Saskatchewan governments says RCMP declining to participate in Clare's Law
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says the RCMP has declined to participate in a new measure aimed at preventing people from becoming victims of domestic violence. The province says legis...
Jun 22, 2020

Trudeau says health trumps economic concerns as travel restrictions remain
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says public health takes precedence over airline and tourism industry concerns around ongoing travel restrictions. Trudeau says he understands the mounting frust...
Jun 22, 2020