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PCR test requirements at the border need to be re-examined: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says border measures that require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada should be re-examined. Currently, anyone crossing ...
Nov 05, 2021
RCMP seeking to identify individual who placed noose at MLA Allard's house
The Grande Prairie RCMP is asking for the public's help in identifying the person or persons who placed a noose in the front of MLA Tracy Allard's house on October 31.The noose was left on Allard's la...
Nov 05, 2021
Alberta government looking to set specific date for future provincial elections
The Alberta government has introduced legislation to set a specific day for future provincial elections.A bill proposes that the last Monday in May, every four years, will be the day Albertans go to t...
Nov 05, 2021
‘Entertainment districts’ would allow responsible public drinking
Adults could soon be able to responsibly enjoy a beer or a glass of wine in designated public areas in Alberta.The government's fifth Red Tape Reduction Implementation Bill proposes municipalities be ...
Nov 05, 2021
CP NewsAlert: COVID-19 cases declining across Canada, but not as quickly as before
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country is bending the curve on the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress has recently slowed. Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public healt...
Nov 05, 2021
Grande Prairie RCMP offer advice on guarding against package theft
Grande Prairie RCMP are offering some advice on how online shoppers can keep packages being delivered to their home from being stolen.Constable Lindsay Ralph says there are a few ways to do this."An i...
Nov 05, 2021
Toronto Six women's hockey team reboots expansion season in PHF
The Toronto Six embark on expansion year 2.0 on Saturday when they're in Buffalo to face the Beauts. The Six's second season in the Premier Hockey Federation, previously the NWHL, will feature the fan...
Nov 05, 2021
October job numbers and old growth logging concerns: In The News for Nov. 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 05, 2021
'They're afraid they won't come back:' Petition wants elder care in Nunavut
IQALUIT - Aani Uqaitu hasn't been able to see her 89-year-old mother for six months since she was sent to a long-term care home 1,200 kilometres away from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. Uqaitu's mother, who has...
Nov 05, 2021
Statistics Canada scheduled to say this morning how labour market fared in October
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to say this morning how the labour market fared in October, one month after the country passed a jobs milestone. September's labour force survey revealed that t...
Nov 05, 2021