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Meaghan Mikkelson's Olympic hockey hopes ride on recovering knee
CALGARY - Meaghan Mikkelson doesn't dwell on timelines and deadlines. The 36-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., says she accepts what her recovering left knee can give her each day. When Mikkelson heads...
Oct 15, 2021
N.B. government employees ordered to stop making Indigenous land acknowledgments
FREDERICTON - Government employees in New Brunswick have been ordered to stop making territorial or title acknowledgments in reference to First Nations lands. In a memo issued Thursday to all governme...
Oct 15, 2021
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 37
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 70, accor...
Oct 15, 2021
White House says U.S. land borders to reopen to vaccinated travellers Nov. 8
WASHINGTON - A White House official says the U.S. will announce today that it will reopen its land borders to vaccinated non-essential visitors on Nov. 8. The official, speaking on condition of anonym...
Oct 15, 2021
State of emergency helps Red Deer homeless shelter keep doors open
RED DEER, Alta. - Workers at an emergency shelter in a central Alberta city say they were overwhelmed with relief when a state of local emergency was renewed in response to rising COVID-19 cases.It me...
Oct 15, 2021
Reports: UK lawmaker stabbed while meeting constituents
LONDON (AP) - Police have been called to an incident in eastern England amid reports a lawmaker has been stabbed during a meeting with constituents. Sky News said Conservative lawmaker David Amess was...
Oct 15, 2021
Norway town grapples with loss of residents, sense of safety
KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) - Residents of a Norwegian town with a proud legacy of producing coins, weapons and silver grappled Friday with the horrible knowledge that someone living in their community use...
Oct 15, 2021
Trudeau to unveil new cabinet Oct. 26, Parliament to return Nov. 22
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil on Oct. 26 the roster of cabinet ministers who will shepherd his government into a third mandate focused on finishing the fight against COVID-19 and ...
Oct 15, 2021
Beaverlodge lands partnership, taking another step towards new hospital
The effort to get a new hospital for the Town of Beaverlodge has taken a step forward.St. Albert-based development firm Landrex has been picked to be the private partner in the endeavor, after an RFP ...
Oct 15, 2021
Vaccine screening at the airport and one-off inflation: In The News for Oct. 15
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 Oct. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 15, 2021