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Members to vote on forming “Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta”
Wexit Alberta and the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta (FCP) are looking to become one.The two groups have announced that an Agreement in Principle has been struck to unite them into what would b...
Apr 27, 2020 Peter Downing (left) and Bill Jones (right). (Peter Downing on Twitter)
Researchers scramble to inform doctors of COVID-19 risk to LGBTQ
OTTAWA - A group of researchers at the University of Toronto are rapidly trying to educate health-care workers about the barriers LGBTQ people face to accessing care during the COVID-19 crisis. T...
Apr 27, 2020
Relatives, legal experts say N.S. should begin work on inquiry into mass killing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians struggling with the devastating aftermath of a mass shooting are looking for a firm commitment from the province's leaders to set up a public inquiry to help answer a...
Apr 27, 2020
Applications open for 2021 Community Group Funding
The City of Grande Prairie has opened up the latest cycle of Community Group Funding. The funding is intended for groups or agencies that provide programs or services for residents in the community. F...
Apr 27, 2020
Red Deer musician releases cover song for Canadian Mental Health Association
The times, they are unprecedented, and some would say downright dangerous.They are times when we need to take good care of each other, be it through virtual hangouts, a simple text, or even through so...
Apr 27, 2020 (photo supplied)
Former Humboldt Bronco Graysen Cameron to play for Northland College
ASHLAND, Wis. - Graysen Cameron, who broke his back in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash two years ago, has committed to play NCAA hockey for Northland College in Wisconsin. The 20-year-old from Old...
Apr 27, 2020
Ottawa helping guide, but not dictating, provincial reopening plans: Trudeau
With Canada's two most populous provinces poised to outline plans for a gradual return to normalcy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that Ottawa will help guide, but not dictate, how pro...
Apr 27, 2020
Questions swirl as Fed meets amid deepening economic crisis
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has largely calmed turbulent financial markets. Yet a far tougher task remains: Helping rescue an economy and job market that appear to be free-falling into the worst ...
Apr 27, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:55 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working with provinces on developing national gui...
Apr 27, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:26 a.m. on April 27, 2020: There are 47,346 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 24,107 confirmed (inc...
Apr 27, 2020