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Mary Simon set to be installed as 30th governor general, and first Indigenous
OTTAWA - Mary Simon will be installed later this morning as the country's new governor general and become the first Indigenous person to hold the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an In...
Jul 26, 2021
Defamation lawsuit against commentator Kinsella should go ahead, Bernier argues
OTTAWA - A former member of Parliament and leader of a fringe federal political party says a defamation suit against a prominent political commentator and strategist should be allowed to proceed. Peop...
Jul 26, 2021
Veteran CFL receiver Naaman Roosevelt among 15 players released by Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - Veteran American receiver Naaman Roosevelt was among 15 players released Monday by the Montreal Alouettes. Roosevelt, 33, had 77 catches for 946 yards and a TD in 2019 with the Saskatchewan...
Jul 26, 2021
County of Grande Prairie declares agricultural disaster
The drought conditions have led the County of Grande Prairie council to declare an agricultural disaster.The County says in a news release the dry conditions have reduced yields and that this is the f...
Jul 26, 2021
'A very gentle soul': Inuit react to Canada's first Inuk Governor General
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Sitting with her four-year-old daughter on her lap, Crystal Martin-Lepenskie had tears in her eyes as she watched Mary Simon become Canada's 30th Governor General. Simon, an Inuk bo...
Jul 26, 2021
Family: Last victim ID'd in Florida condo building collapse
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The final victim of the condo building collapse in Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle of the night catastrophe that ul...
Jul 26, 2021
Province expands child care subsidy program
Alberta's minister of children's services provided more details on child care investments in the province today, but they didn't include $10 per day child care.The province is increasing subsidy avail...
Jul 26, 2021
One deceased in vehicle rollover near Canyon Creek
A 56-year-old man is deceased after his vehicle rolled over on Highway 2 east of Canyon Creek.Slave Lake RCMP, along with fire services and emergency medical services, were called to the scene of the ...
Jul 26, 2021
2021 Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival viewed as success
A bow has been put on the 2021 Grande Prairie International Street Performers Festival.It was the first time in almost two years the festival was able to take place, the 2020 edition of the festival w...
Jul 26, 2021
California to require proof of vaccination for state workers
SACRMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California will require state employees and all health care workers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly as officials aim to slow rising coronavirus infe...
Jul 26, 2021