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UPDATE: Missing Peace River teen located safe
UPDATE: Peace Regional RCMP say 13-year-old Brandon Durant has been located safe. They thank the public for their assistancePeace Regional RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating 13-year-old Br...
May 31, 2020
Shots fired during High Prairie traffic stop, suspects in custody
High Prairie RCMP say all suspects have been brought into custody, following an incident this morning where shots were fired during an attempted traffic stop.A spokesman with the High Prairie RCMP tel...
May 31, 2020
No injuries in early morning fire at McGovern's RV and Marine
Fire has ripped through a large part of McGovern's RV and Marine in Clairmont Sunday morning.The fire, which began shortly before 8:30 a.m., has effected the service bays and parts department, accordi...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020
Ottawa pledges millions to promote holiday travel in Canada during pandemic
Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The money announced by Economic Devel...
May 31, 2020
As America burns with racial rage, Trump backs down on staging G7 in June
WASHINGTON - As U.S. cities seethe with racial unrest, President Donald Trump has abruptly abandoned his plan to invite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders to Washington in June...
May 31, 2020
Protesters rally against anti-black, Indigenous racism in Toronto
TORONTO - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, chanting "justice for Regis" as they rallied in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in bot...
May 31, 2020
'Makes no sense:' Woman can't fathom why husband, uncle slain on hunting trip
Sarah Sansom didn't think she had any reason to worry when her husband and his uncle ventured into the woods to go moose hunting. Jacob Sansom, 39, and Maurice Cardinal, 57, were found shot ...
May 31, 2020
'Little orange dot:' Lone Alberta NDP MP says she offers different perspective
EDMONTON - Not long after she became a member of Parliament last fall, Heather McPherson was at an event with one of her favourite Olympians. She had just met former downhill ...
May 31, 2020
Local DIY bloggers to join in on North American renovation challenge
A local couple who run a renovation and design blog are joining an All-Star Renovation Challenge run by Jeffrey Court tile company. Lindi and Russel Vanderschaaf run Love Create Celebrate, a DIY and h...
May 31, 2020