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Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...
May 6, 2020
One injured following mobile home fire east of Clairmont
One person has been sent to hospital with burn injuries following a mobile home fire east of Clairmont Tuesday evening.County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service crews from the Clairmont, Bezanson...
May 6, 2020 Photo: County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service
99 Avenue closed to eastbound traffic at 97 Street Wednesday night
Starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, the intersection at 99 Avenue and 97 Street will be closed to eastbound traffic so crews can make repairs to the rail crossing just to the east of the intersectio...
May 5, 2020 Photo: City of Grande Prairie
Family of dead crew member with virus sues Royal Caribbean
MIAMI - The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday saying the company failed to protect its employees as...
May 5, 2020
Pint-sized driver surprises Utah trooper during traffic stop
OGDEN, Utah - A Utah Highway Patrol trooper got a pint-sized surprise when he pulled over a 5-year-old driver who was swerving so badly he thought the driver needed medical attention. Trooper Rick Mor...
May 5, 2020
Imperial Oil reports deaths of birds that landed on Alberta tailings ponds
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Imperial Oil Ltd. is reporting the deaths of 50 birds that landed on tailings areas near its Kearl oilsands project in northern Alberta. Imperial says more than 100 birds per da...
May 5, 2020
Justice Ginsburg in hospital with infection, court says
WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, the Supreme Court said. The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the...
May 5, 2020
Virtual sittings has MPs doing things not allowed in House of Commons
OTTAWA - A stuffed deer head made a cameo appearance Tuesday during a virtual gathering of members of Parliament. The deer head, replete with antlers, was mounted on the wall behind Conserva...
May 5, 2020
Province announces advisory panel for agriculture industry
It's another war room, of sorts, this time aimed at sticking up for Alberta's second largest industry.Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen announced on Tuesday the 10 people who make up th...
May 5, 2020
Conservative campaigns weave tangled webs of allegations as race intensifies
OTTAWA - With 10 days to go to sign up voters for the federal Conservative leadership race, all four contenders are intensifying efforts to shore up support. Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay appear locke...
May 5, 2020