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Country's new top bureaucrat to take over from embattled Wernick on April 19
OTTAWA - Michael Wernick will officially step down as the country's top bureaucrat in April, one month after he announced plans to step down in the wake of being drawn into the explosiv...
Mar 31, 2019
Powell falls just short of provincial mixed final
Graham Powell will have to settle for third place at the Alberta Mixed curling provincials. Powell's rink gave up a steal of two in the final end to fall 5-4 to the Albert Gerdung rink from Brooks in ...
Mar 31, 2019 photo courtesy EverythingGP
US new-home sales increased 4.9 per cent in February
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes climbed 4.9 per cent in February, an indication that falling mortgage rates have given a boost to demand from buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new ...
Mar 31, 2019
Female Midget Storm fall short of medal round
The medal games are on tap for today at the Female Midget Elite provincials at the Coca-Cola Centre. Sherwood Park will face Calgary White in the bronze medal game at 9, followed by St Albert and Calg...
Mar 31, 2019 Mady Brazel had one of the two goals for the Storm on Saturday. Photo courtesy EverythingGP
Government pushes China for canola evidence, mulling aid for farmers
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is considering subsidizing farmers hit by China's $2-billion ban on Canadian canola imports, and is pushing the People's Republic to prove recent shipments...
Mar 31, 2019
New carbon tax starts coming in for 4 provinces that fought the federal plan
People in Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick will be paying more for gasoline and heating fuel Monday when the federal government's carbon tax begins in provinces th...
Mar 31, 2019
Seeing double: Candidates with same name square off in P.E.I. election fight
Voters in one P.E.I. riding face a tough choice in the April 23 provincial election: Matthew MacKay, or Matthew MacKay. Seeking re-election in the provincial district of Kensington-Malpeque, Progressi...
Mar 31, 2019
Court update: sentence after social media threat, trial set in sexual assault
019Alberta Justice says a Clairmont woman charged after a social media threat to shoot up a school has been given 12 months probation.Morgan Cullen admitted to a charge of threats to cause death or bo...
Mar 31, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
City hosts Board Governance workshop
The City of Grande Prairie is hosting a workshop called "Introduction to Board Governance: Understanding Your Roles and Responsibilities" on April 13 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is a learning opportun...
Mar 31, 2019 Photo/Curtis Galbraith
Wealthy parents appear in court in college admissions scam
BOSTON - From a Napa Valley vintner to a Hot Pockets heiress, a procession of wealthy parents made their first appearances in federal court Friday on charges they paid bribes to get their children int...
Mar 31, 2019