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Saddle Hills County begins work on Project Aurora
Project Aurora, a joint fibre optic project between Saddle Hills County and locally owned Canadian Fiber Optics was officially announced yesterday. (Tuesday, March 12)This project also got support fro...
Mar 13, 2024
County of Grande Prairie Council approves purchase of Voyent Alert notification service
The County of Grande Prairie will be implementing a new mass notification service.At its Monday meeting County Council approved the purchase of Voyent Alert to provide subscribers with target alerts, ...
Mar 13, 2024
Eastlink Centre says 50 metre pool to close for maintenance later in March
Officials at the Eastlink Centre say the 50 metre pool will be for parts of two days later this month for some maintenance work.The planned closures are for March 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.Th...
Mar 13, 2024
In the news today: Canadians wary of online regulation, according to new poll
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians wary of online regulation: poll A new survey suggests fewer than half...
Mar 13, 2024
MPs to question main contractor on ArriveCan app at House committee
OTTAWA - MPs will have another chance to question the people behind the main contract for the ArriveCan app at a House committee meeting today. This will mark the third time GC Strategies partner Kris...
Mar 13, 2024
Poll: Canadians unsure online harms bill will make social media safer
OTTAWA - Fewer than half of Canadians believe the federal government's plan to regulate social media sites will make platforms safer, a new survey suggests. Polling firm Leger recently asked Canadians...
Mar 13, 2024
Alberta Premier Smith says face-to-face meeting today with Prime Minister Trudeau
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet up face-to-face in Calgary today. Smith's office says the two will meet in the morning, and Smith will head to Edmo...
Mar 13, 2024
Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'
OTTAWA - There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days. But when it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products - the mechanism tha...
Mar 13, 2024
Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened, Putin tells state media
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence. Speaking in an interview with Russian state televisio...
Mar 13, 2024
An explosion in a building outside Beijing kills 1 person and injures 22
BEIJING (AP) - Rescuers were responding to a suspected gas leak explosion Wednesday in a building in northern China that has killed one person and injured 22, authorities said. The explosion came earl...
Mar 12, 2024