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Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic. For now, it's a question the president-...
Nov 14, 2020
Rapid tests slow to be used as health officials unsure of reliability, best use
OTTAWA - More than 3.8 million rapid tests for COVID-19 are now in the hands of provincial health authorities but many jurisdictions are still evaluating how the devices might help battle the pandemic...
Nov 14, 2020
Erfan (Skills Shack) Hosseini wins job back as Vancouver Whitecaps pro gamer
Former Vancouver Whitecaps pro gamer Erfan (Skills Shack) Hosseini won his old job back with a goal in extra time Friday in a 2-1 win over incumbent Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez in an esports showdown.The FI...
Nov 13, 2020
Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario reports COVID-19 case
The chief of the Neskantaga First Nation says a contractor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the remote northwestern Ontario community.Chief Christopher Moonias says in a statement that the communit...
Nov 13, 2020
Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group 'polarizing', Edmonton lawyers say
EDMONTON - Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton say the city decided not to light a bridge in colours requested by an anti-abortion group because it risked polarizing the community, a judge heard...
Nov 13, 2020
2021 municipal budget to create 0.15 per cent property tax increase
City Hall budget talks have wrapped up and the 2021 spending plan calls for a 0.15 per cent property tax increase.This will be added to the 1.5 per cent increase that was waived for 2020 as a credit t...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID extra difficult for those greiving, says wife of late Oiler Colby Cave
Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral. The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering a brain ble...
Nov 13, 2020
ATF tip leads to firearms charges against Beaverlodge man
A tip from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to the Beaverlodge RCMP has led to firearms charges.On October 29, Beaverlodge RCMP say they received information...
Nov 13, 2020
Saddle Hills explores bylaw that adds requirements for recording council meetings
Saddle Hills County Council has passed the first and second readings of a new bylaw that would add requirements for those who wish to record either audio or video during Council meetings.Bylaw 388-202...
Nov 13, 2020
Five new COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie, nine more recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added five new cases of COVID-19 for Thursday, while also posting nine more recoveries to drop the City's active case total to 84.The new cases come as there were no new cas...
Nov 13, 2020