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Canada's new foreign affairs minister meets in D.C. with U.S. counterpart Blinken
WASHINGTON - Mlanie Joly is meeting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in her first stateside visit as Canada's new foreign affairs minister. The meeting comes one week before Prime Minister Justi...
Nov 12, 2021
UPDATE: Freezing rain warning ended for Grande Prairie area
UPDATE: The freezing rain warning for the Grande Prairie area has ended.-----------------Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast ar...
Nov 12, 2021
Plessy, 'separate but equal’ ruling namesake, is pardoned
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana board has posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the namesake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1896 "separate but equal" ruling affirming state segregation laws. The state Board...
Nov 12, 2021
Canada's Lajoie, Lagha two points out of third after rhythm dance at NHK Trophy
TOKYO - Canada's Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha are within striking distance of the medal podium after Friday's rhythm dance at the NHK Trophy figure skating Grand Prix. Russian world champions Vic...
Nov 12, 2021
Biden picks former FDA chief Califf to again lead agency
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday is tapping former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf to again lead the powerful regulatory agency, according to a person familiar w...
Nov 12, 2021
Canada withdrawing non-essential staff from Haitian embassy amid security concerns
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it is temporarily withdrawing non-essential staff from the Canadian embassy in Haiti. The move comes in response to a spike in gang-related violence in Haiti and a ...
Nov 12, 2021
Paris Muslim leaders mark 6 years since Bataclan attacks
PARIS (AP) - The Paris Mosque is marking the sixth anniversary Friday of the attack at the Bataclan concert hall in the French capital that killed 90 people. Muslim leaders laid a wreath at the venue ...
Nov 12, 2021
Wolves basketball, volleyball teams return after last season lost to the pandemic
After not having a season last year, the GPRC Wolves basketball and volleyball teams both start their regular seasons Friday.The basketball teams are on the road for their first games. They will be in...
Nov 12, 2021
'I put life on hold:' Woman who had delayed surgery in Alberta says she's worse off
EDMONTON - A woman whose surgery in Alberta for cancer in her face was delayed because hospitals were overburdened with COVID-19 says the consequences for her have been drastic. Sharon Durham of Wynya...
Nov 12, 2021
Nova Scotia pays for COVID-19 vaccines for mink, B.C. says no before closing industry
Nova Scotia will help pay for a COVID-19 vaccine for mink, but the British Columbia government says more research is needed to determine if immunization is an option for thousands of animals that will...
Nov 12, 2021