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Among multiple tournament cancellations, IIHF president puts faith in Edmonton
Hockey players crossing borders is the International Ice Hockey Federation's stock in trade. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely curtailed that business. The IIHF has cancelled 19 tourna...
Sep 21, 2020

Mild temperatures expected for the Peace Region this fall
As summer officially comes to an end on Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada says the Peace Region can expect some fairly seasonal weather this fall season."Generally, I think the fall forec...
Sep 21, 2020

Hearings on Quebec project that would use Peace Region natural gas start Monday
Public hearings on a Quebec energy project that would use natural gas from the Peace Country start today in Chicoutimi, Quebec.Energie Saguenay would see a $7 billion LNG plant built close to the port...
Sep 21, 2020

Kal Penn hopes for dialogue with new show for young voters
Politics has been more than a little shouty of late. Actor and activist Kal Penn would quietly like to change that. "Today we have the blessing - or a curse - of being able to yell at somebody on your...
Sep 21, 2020

Grande Prairie CoC launches surveys seeking local labour force statistics
The Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce is collecting data on the local workforce through two online surveys. One of the surveys is for employers, while the other is directed at employees ...
Sep 21, 2020

Canadians Ghislaine Landry, Britt Benn named to rugby sevens Dream Team
Canadians Ghislaine Landry and Britt Benn have been named to the HSBC 2020 women's rugby sevens Dream Team. Landry, the Canadian captain, is the all-time leading scorer on the women's sevens circuit w...
Sep 21, 2020

Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...
Sep 21, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 2:35 p.m. Two more Manitobans have died after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing that total to 18 in the province. The prov...
Sep 21, 2020

Arctic sea ice at second-lowest level in satellite record: scientists
Satellite pictures show Arctic sea ice is at its second-lowest level in more than four decades. And scientists say they believe the defining feature of life in northern waters could shrink e...
Sep 21, 2020

Public Healthy Agency of Canada gets new president as current one steps down
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is getting a new president as the country heads into the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Iain Stewart, curren...
Sep 21, 2020