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Federal infrastructure bank can't meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO says
OTTAWA - A new report by the parliamentary budget officer says a federal infrastructure financing agency may not meet its near-term plan to more quickly fund projects to aid in an economic recovery. A...
Apr 28, 2021
Glaciers getting smaller, faster — especially in North America, study finds
A new study is using millions of satellite images to generate a clearer picture of the fate of the world's glaciers than ever before. Study co-author Brian Menounos of the University of Northern Briti...
Apr 28, 2021
Nova Scotia under lockdown while Ontario takes steps to relieve strained hospitals
A full shutdown took effect in Nova Scotia on Wednesday in an effort to rein in surging COVID-19 cases, while Ontario enacted more measures aimed at relieving its overburdened hospitals. The lockdown ...
Apr 28, 2021
Connecticut is 6th state to end religious vaccine exemption
Connecticut will no longer allow religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools and day care facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy. The legislation, signed ...
Apr 28, 2021
Petition calling for Alberta's draft curriculum be thrown out collects over 11,700 signatures
A petition launched by the grassroots organization Albertans Reject Curriculum Draft will be introduced at the Alberta Legislature next week.Dustin Archibald, the Grande Prairie representative for the...
Apr 28, 2021
Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dead of cancer
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his family sa...
Apr 28, 2021
Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants
OTTAWA - More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since mandatory hotel quarantines began have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than a quarter of them were infected with a variant of concern. T...
Apr 28, 2021
Running back Chuba Hubbard patiently waiting to hear his name called at '21 NFL draft
Chuba Hubbard is ready to finally know where his pro football career will begin. For months, the native of Sherwood Park, Alta., has been working out, undergoing testing and conducting numerous virtua...
Apr 28, 2021
County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service sees drop in calls in 2020
The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service has unveiled its annual 2020 fire report.Throughout 2020, the fire department responded to 1,589 calls for service regionally, 531 medical calls, 260...
Apr 28, 2021
Grande Prairie's Alexander Martinez motivated following first PFL win
Grande Prairie's Alexander Martinez says he's motivated and excited after picking up his first-ever victory in the Lightweight Division (155 lbs) of the Pro Fighting League (PFL) on Friday, April 23 i...
Apr 28, 2021