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False alarm at Ontario nuclear plant prompts surge in iodide pill orders
TORONTO - Ontarians placed more than 32,000 orders for iodide pills in the two days following a false alarm about an incident at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. There are normally between 100 an...
Jan 16, 2020
Legislature to resume sitting February 25
EDMONTON- The Alberta legislature will resume sitting next month for the first time since wrapping up a fall sitting full of controversy.United Conservative government house leader Jason Nixon says th...
Jan 16, 2020
Nurses union, province far apart in early contract negotiations
EDMONTON - The union that represents registered nurses in Alberta says the government is demanding a four-year wage freeze and rollbacks to other payments.The United Nurses of Alberta says it began co...
Jan 16, 2020 Nurses in Canmore rallied outside the Canmore General Hospital on Tuesday (Photo: Facebook / UNA / Terry Inigo-Jones)
Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule, new PM approved
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice f...
Jan 16, 2020
Most school buses running Thursday in Grande Prairie area
After three consecutive days of cancellations, most school buses are running Thursday in the Grande Prairie area.First Student buses for the Grande Prairie Public and Catholic School Divisions are run...
Jan 16, 2020
Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. The a...
Jan 16, 2020
Canada women get decent draw for 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England
LONDON - Canada received a decent draw Thursday for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The fifth-ranked Canadian women landed in Group A with host England (No. 3), Papua New Guinea (No. 4) and...
Jan 16, 2020
Primary Care Network says it is still open
Grande Prairie's Primary Care Network wants to clear up some confusion. Primary Care Network says it started getting phone calls from people concerned that it was closing down.The confusion arose when...
Jan 16, 2020
More B strain of influenza showing up across in Alberta
Alberta has seen nine fatal cases of influenza this season, with the North Zone seeing a total of 361 confirmed cases of influenza and one confirmed death.Dr. Kristen Klein, a medical officer of healt...
Jan 16, 2020
EU pressures Iran on atom deal in last-ditch bid to save it
BRUSSELS - Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to stop violating its landmark nuclear deal in a last-ditch effort to resolve their differences through talks while also...
Jan 16, 2020