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A look at Myanmar's election and Suu Kyi's expected victory
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar holds national and state elections Sunday in which Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party will be looking to hold on to power. Here's a c...
Nov 06, 2020
Incendiary texts traced to outfit run by top Trump aide
BOSTON - A texting company run by one of President Donald Trump's top campaign officials sent out thousands of targeted, anonymous text messages urging supporters to rally where votes were being count...
Nov 06, 2020
Nations long targeted by US chide Trump’s claims of fraud
BOGOTA - Demands to stop the vote count. Baseless accusations of fraud. Claims that the opposition is trying to "steal" the election. Across the world, many were scratching their heads Friday - especi...
Nov 06, 2020
Trump chief of staff Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation sets daily records for confirmed cases for the pandemic. Two senior administrati...
Nov 06, 2020
Perdue, Ossoff head to Georgia US Senate runoff
ATLANTA - Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off in a Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia for Perdue's Senate seat. Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel was able to get enough votes...
Nov 06, 2020
Alberta eliminates $40/day fee for residential addiction treatment
The provincial government hopes to make it easier for those suffering from substance addiction to seek help.They are removing the typical $40 per day user fee for residential addiction treatment, whic...
Nov 06, 2020
Province wants to create Heroes Fund to help families of fallen first responders
The Alberta government has taken another step toward creating an Alberta's Heroes Fund to improve the benefits for families of first responders who die as a result of performing their duties.The gover...
Nov 06, 2020
Traffic signal work going at three locations this weekend
Traffic signal light work will be conducted at three intersections this weekend. The intersections will all be placed in red flashing mode, which will mean that the intersections will be treated as a ...
Nov 06, 2020
One person dead after rollover near Little Buffalo
Peace Regional RCMP say a 24-year-old woman from Cadotte Lake is dead after an SUV with five people inside rolled near Little Buffalo.Mounties were called out to the crash on Highway 986 just after 10...
Nov 06, 2020
Four Grande Prairie non-profits split $477,000 in provincial funding
Grande Prairie MLA and Minister of Municipal Affairs Tracy Allard was in Grande Prairie Friday to end the week with some good news for a few local non-profit organizations. Allard announced that the P...
Nov 06, 2020