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Politicians ask public to work from home, but are they taking their own advice?
Canada's politicians have been urging the public to work from home during the COVID-19 crisis, but a look at federal and provincial leaders suggests not all of them are following their own a...
Apr 08, 2020
Calgary woman who died of COVID-19 was expecting 2020 to be best year: husband
CALGARY - A Calgary man whose wife died of COVID-19 last month says the two of them were expecting 2020 to be the best year of their lives. But things changed quickly in mid-March when Deb Diemer...
Apr 08, 2020
Some issues, but agriculture sector can still access temporary foreign workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to issues getting temporary foreign workers for some sectors of the agriculture industry.Charlotte Shipp with Alberta Pork says her group is thanking the government for r...
Apr 08, 2020 Photo from the Alberta Pork Facebook page
Demographic data 'essential' to track impacts of COVID-19: researchers
OTTAWA - Researchers are calling for more detailed data on who is getting and dying from COVID-19, to find out if specific minority or socioeconomic groups are unduly impacted. The Unit...
Apr 08, 2020
Lafrenière tops list of NHL draft-eligible prospects
Alexis Lafrenire, as expected, maintained the top spot in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final ranking of draft-eligible prospects released Wednesday. What remains uncertain for the 18-year-old Rim...
Apr 08, 2020
NHLers reflect on league pause: 'All of a sudden someone turns the car off'
Josh Morrissey figures he has more close friends on the Edmonton Oilers than any other rival NHL team. It led to some unusual heat-of-the-moment conversations for the Winnipeg defenceman the...
Apr 08, 2020
Europe struggles to agree on economic response to virus
BRUSSELS - European governments remained at loggerheads Wednesday over measures to help the economy weather the coronavirus outbreak, breaking off a meeting of finance officials who clashed over aid c...
Apr 08, 2020
Airbus cuts production by a third as airlines struggle
LONDON - European planemaker Airbus said Wednesday it is reducing production by about a third as demand for aircraft and travel plummets due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it delivered ...
Apr 08, 2020
Four facing charges after searches lead to significant seizure of drugs
Four individuals have been arrested and are facing charges after a drug seizure.On April 3, the Grande Prairie RCMP Municipal Drug Unit, with help from the Beaverlodge, Dawson Creek and Fort St. John ...
Apr 08, 2020 Drugs seized by the RCMP (photo courtesy of the Grande Prairie RCMP)
Armed Forces reports 20 military suicides last year, largest number since 2014
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces has quietly revealed that 20 service members took their own lives last year, the largest number of military suicides since 2014. The increase comes despite the feder...
Apr 08, 2020