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Wood chips to make pulp for toilet paper in short supply, Commons committee told
OTTAWA - The Forest Products Association of Canada says the demand for toilet paper has skyrocketed - increasing by 241 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Association president Derek Nighbor told ...
Apr 17, 2020
Picture Perfect: Canadian photojournalist wins major award for Raptors picture
With prime courtside positions at a premium, photographer Mark Blinch was saddled with a perch way up in the press box for the deciding game of the Toronto Raptors' Eastern Co...
Apr 17, 2020
Backyard fires still allowed within City limits if rules are followed
The weather is warming up, and with it comes the prospect of barbeques, sitting on the deck, and of course, having a backyard fire.However, the City of Grande Prairie Fire Department is reminding the ...
Apr 17, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a life that...
Apr 17, 2020
AHS takes over operations at Manoir du Lac amid COVID-19 outbreak
Alberta Health Services says because of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Manoir du Lac continuing care facility in McLennan, it has taken over day-to-day operations at the facility.AHS says 26 of the 62 r...
Apr 17, 2020 Photo: Alberta Health Services
WATCH: Provincial officials provide COVID-19 update for April 17
Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and other provincial officials will provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta Friday afternoon. The press conference is sched...
Apr 17, 2020
Pandemic means chuckwagon season is on hold
The COVID-19 pandemic is interrupting the start of the chuckwagon season.Along with Stompede, the WPCA stop in High River that was to take place June 18-21 has also been cancelled.The Saskatoon and Me...
Apr 17, 2020 WPCA racing at the 2018 Stompede. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.
Taylor Swift has cancelled all shows, appearances for 2020
NEW YORK - Taylor Swift is cancelling all of her performances and appearances for the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. "With many events throughout the world already cancelled, an...
Apr 17, 2020
'Outlander' star Sam Heughan speaks out against online abuse
HONOLULU - "Outlander" star Sam Heughan spoke out on social media about what he calls "six years of constant bullying, harassment, stalking and false narratives" about him. The 39-year-old Scottish ac...
Apr 17, 2020
National rental subsidy needed to avoid mass evictions: advocates
OTTAWA - Housing advocates say the federal government should consider a benefit for renters to make sure COVID-19 doesn't result in a wave of evictions that renders more people homeless. They told MPs...
Apr 17, 2020