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Budget first small step in long, expensive path to upgrading North American defences
OTTAWA - It was only a few lines in the federal budget, and the money involved represents a rounding error in the overall scheme of things. For defence officials and experts who have been sounding the...
Apr 24, 2021
Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days
LOMBRIVES CAVE, France - Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for a few weeks? Fifteen people in France found out. After 40 days in volunta...
Apr 24, 2021
Families separated by India, Pakistan flight suspensions worry about loved ones
Pankaj Kumar's wife, who is five-and-a-half months pregnant, was booked on a flight to Canada from India on Sunday. Now Kumar said his wife, Rupakshi Sharma, will be stuck in Punjab due to the federal...
Apr 24, 2021
Fire crews reminding residents to be campfire smart this season
As the weather warms and people begin to adventure outside, fire crews are reminding residents to be "fire smart" this season.Ken Atamanchuk is a fire marshal with the County of Grande Prairie. He say...
Apr 24, 2021
Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days
LOMBRIVES CAVE, France - Ever wonder what it would feel like to unplug from a hyperconnected world and hide away in a cave for a few weeks? Fifteen people in France found out. After 40 days in volunta...
Apr 24, 2021
Chamber chair cautiously optimistic with latest provincial COVID-19 grants for businesses
The Chair of the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce says he is pleased with the provincial government opening another round of grants for small and medium-sized businesses hardest hit by ...
Apr 24, 2021
Budget first small step in long, expensive path to upgrading North American defences
OTTAWA - It was only a few lines in the federal budget, and the money involved represents a rounding error in the overall scheme of things. For defence officials and experts who have been sounding the...
Apr 24, 2021
India virus patients suffocate from low oxygen amid surge
SRINAGAR, India - Authorities scrambled anew Saturday to supply medical oxygen to Indian hospitals where COVID-19 patients were suffocating amid low supplies as the country with the world's worst coro...
Apr 24, 2021
China names Mars rover for traditional fire god
BEIJING - China's first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god, the government announced Saturday. The rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe that arrived in Mars orbit on Feb. 24 ...
Apr 24, 2021
As Europe reopens, ICU teams stick with the sick and dying
PARIS - Cradling the head of the deeply sedated COVID-19 patient like a precious jewel in his hands, Dr. Alexy Tran Dinh steered his intensive-care nurses through the delicate process of rolling the w...
Apr 24, 2021