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Fewer than 10 asylum seekers tried to cross since border closure: Blair
OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says fewer than 10 asylum seekers have been turned back to the U.S. since the historic shutdown of the border. Bill Blair provided the figure to the House o...
Apr 20, 2020
Florida jogger dons costume to cheer up neighbourhood
TAMPA, Fla. - More than a week after Easter, there's still one mythical creature hopping around a Florida neighbourhood trying to spread happiness. Corey Jurgensen, 40, donned a 7-foot (2-meter) -tall...
Apr 20, 2020
Doctors in at least 44 rural Alberta communities to reduce services; survey
A group made up of rural doctors says 44 Alberta communities will be directly affected by recent government changes to the way doctors can bill for service.The Rural Sustainability Group says it was c...
Apr 20, 2020
Orphan Well Association looking to keep momentum going with newly announced federal loan
The Federal government announced last week that $1.7 billion is being given to western provinces to help with the clean up of orphan wells. "We've been planning already for a large program in 2020 wit...
Apr 20, 2020
Dentists balancing emergency care, patient health during COVID-19
Dentists in the Peace Country and across Alberta have had to make adjustments amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which in turn has made it more difficult for patients to receive dental care.As the pandemic u...
Apr 20, 2020 A sign posted on the door of a downtown Grande Prairie dental practice (Photo: Shaun Penner)
Jane Goodall talks coronavirus impact, Nat Geo documentary
LOS ANGELES - Even though the planet has reaped the benefits of a cleaner environment from society shutting down during the coronavirus outbreak, Jane Goodall worries about human behaviour resorting b...
Apr 20, 2020
Gov't relief loans to restaurant chains draw complaints
Some big restaurant chains have obtained loans from the government under a small-business relief program, leading business groups to cry foul even though the loans are within the guidelines of the len...
Apr 20, 2020
JBS shuts down Minnesota pork plant hit by COVID-19 outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS - JBS USA said it is temporarily shutting down its big pork processing plant in southwestern Minnesota because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers, the latest closure of a major U.S. ...
Apr 20, 2020
County lifts OHV ban, fire ban remains in place
The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service has lifted the ban on off-highway vehicles (OHV), though the ban on open fires remains in place.In a press release, the County Fire Marshal, Ken Atam...
Apr 20, 2020
University of Lethbridge axes men's and women's hockey teams, citing budget cuts
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The University of Lethbridge has shut down its men's and women's hockey teams citing three straight years of cuts to its operating grant. "The elimination of the hockey programs is...
Apr 20, 2020