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2021 Bear Creek Folk Festival postponed to 2022
For the second consecutive year, the Bear Creek Folk Festival has been postponed due to concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. Bear Creek Folk Festival producer Sarah Card says while many things regar...
Mar 16, 2021
Original 'SNL' player's memoir looks back in fondness, humour
LOS ANGELES - If Laraine Newman recounted only her experiences as an original "Saturday Night Live" player - a storied ensemble that included Gilda Radner and John Belushi - she'd have plenty of memoi...
Mar 16, 2021
Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela - Samuel Andrs Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as he deftly applies contrast to the Dragon Ba...
Mar 16, 2021
Ottawa seeks post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity - be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack.In a notice posted today, Defence Research an...
Mar 16, 2021
Erin O'Toole says a Conservative government wouldn't cut foreign aid
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says a government he led wouldn't cut Canada's spending on foreign aid. O'Toole made the commitment in a session with the international development community ...
Mar 16, 2021
CFL dismisses report that its 2021 and '22 campaigns might be cancelled
TORONTO - The CFL has denied a claim from the United Football Players Association suggesting the league will likely cancel its 2021 and '22 seasons. The UFPA made the claim Tuesday in an update posted...
Mar 16, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays pick up option year on manager Charlie Montoyo's contract
The Toronto Blue Jays are picking up the option year on manager Charlie Montoyo's contract. He became the 13th manager in franchise history in October 2018, signing a three-year deal with an option fo...
Mar 16, 2021
Leafs GM Kyle Dubas looking to make a trade soon because of quarantine rules
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas says he will explore every opportunity available to improve his team ahead of the NHL trade deadline. And because of the 14-day quarantine, any player ...
Mar 16, 2021
RCMP investigating fatal hit and run near Grande Cache
RCMP in Grande Cache are seeking information from the public which could help them identify those responsible in an alleged hit and run in a rural area east of the community which has left one man dea...
Mar 16, 2021
City of Grande Prairie gravel road ban takes effect Wednesday
The City of Grande Prairie is issuing a gravel road ban, effective Wednesday, March 17.All gravel roads will be at 50% axle weight 24 hours a day until further notice."Road bans are a standard practic...
Mar 16, 2021