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Feds provide more funds to help remote Indigenous communities cope with pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government is to spend millions more to help remote and rural Indigenous communities cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today sig...
May 29, 2020
Liberal MPs call for national standards for long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is being pressured by some of his own Liberal backbenchers to implement enforceable national standards for the operation of long-term care homes in Canada. The pressure came Th...
May 28, 2020
Atletico Ottawa unveils jersey, adding a dash of blue to familiar red and white
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa unveiled its home jersey on Thursday, adding a Maple Leaf to the traditional red-and-white colours of its Atletico Madrid parent club. The jersey, shown in a virtual unveiling...
May 28, 2020
Bill introduced to create greater “choice in education” in Alberta
If a newly-introduced bill passes, it would allow parents more flexibility to choose what kinds of education their children will have.Bill 15, the Choice in Education Act, will make several amendments...
May 28, 2020
Alberta eases restrictions on sale of home-prepared foods
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is changing provincial regulations to allow for sale of low-risk, home-prepared foods without the need for permits or inspections.Foods such as baked goods, jams, can...
May 28, 2020
Man accused of killing North Dakota officer has long record
FARGO, N.D. - The first police officer to be killed in the line of duty for more than 50 years in one North Dakota city was shot multiple times by a man with a criminal history that includes interferi...
May 28, 2020
CFL commissioner Ambrosie asks The Spring League CEO for partnership proposal
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has asked an American developmental football league for a formal proposal regarding a partnership between the two. Brian Woods, CEO of The Spring League,...
May 28, 2020
Alberta NDP mocks UCP for taking COVID cash from 'sugar daddy' Trudeau
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition says Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservatives have a new "sugar daddy" in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and should not accept a federal COVID-1...
May 28, 2020
One new case of COVID-19 in the City of Grande Prairie
One new case of COVID-19 has been identified in the City of Grande Prairie as the province added 29 new cases for May 28. It is one of two cases added in the North Zone in the last 24 hours.There are ...
May 28, 2020
Canada's vulnerable to money laundering on par with similar countries: expert
VANCOUVER - A senior police officer from the United Kingdom who specializes in money laundering says he believes Canada is no more vulnerable to the crime than other Western jurisd...
May 28, 2020