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Grande Prairie Enforcement Services rolls out bike patrol unit for summer
City of Grande Prairie Enforcement Services has created a full time, four-person bike unit that will be patrolling around the Swan City this summer.Program Manager, Sgt. Kelly Kokesch, says the depart...
May 20, 2020
Feds move to ease deadlines in civil proceedings during pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to ensure the global pandemic doesn't make someone miss a crucial deadline in a bankruptcy case, divorce proceeding or other civil matter. Justice Minister David ...
May 20, 2020
FC Seoul faces sanctions after putting sex dolls in seats
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean soccer club is facing penalties, including expulsion from its own stadium, for putting sex dolls in empty seats during a match last weekend. The K-League is ...
May 20, 2020
Court gives Conservative leadership candidate crack at entering race
OTTAWA - An Ontario court says Jim Karahalios could once again be a candidate in the Conservative leadership race if he can meet certain criteria laid out by the party earlier this year. The part...
May 20, 2020
Landslide hits area of Nitehawk Ski Hill
A landslide on Tuesday morning has caused damage to some of the ski runs at Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park.Nitehawk Acting General Manager Johnathan Clarkson said in a Facebook post Tuesday that t...
May 20, 2020
Trudeau asks commercial landlords to give tenants help through new program
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canada's commercial landlords to buy into a federal program launching next week that would give companies a break on the rent due in only a few days. A...
May 20, 2020
Canadian rugby international Evan Olmstead signs new deal to stay at Biarritz
TORONTO - Canadian rugby international Evan Olmstead has signed a new contract with Biarritz Olympique of the French second division. The deal runs through the end of the 2021-22 season. The 29-y...
May 20, 2020
Decision on fate of NOVA Gas Transmission expansion delayed by feds
The decision on whether or not TC Energy's NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2021 system expansion project will go ahead is getting pushed back by the federal government, with Canada's Natural Resources Mini...
May 20, 2020
National directive on wearing face masks coming today, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a national recommendation on when and where Canadians should be wearing face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is coming later today. Trudeau says...
May 20, 2020
Group urges rehab for three Alberta grizzly cubs, upgrades to bear protection
BANFF, Alta. - A group of scientists and animal advocates wants the Alberta government to rehabilitate three orphaned grizzly cubs rather than allow them to be sent to zoos.In an open letter to the go...
May 20, 2020