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Strathcona County RCMP investigating apparent murder-suicide
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - RCMP are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving three members of the same family in a rural area east of Edmonton.Police say the dead include a 13-year-old girl and ...
May 05, 2020
Americans trust Canadians more than they trust themselves, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - COVID-19 has damaged the trust Canadians have in their American neighbours, while U.S. residents collectively have more faith in their northern counterparts than they do in themselves, a ...
May 05, 2020
Utility payment deferral bill to be tabled as legislature returns Wednesday
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are to return to the legislature on Wednesday to debate bills tied to the COVID-19 outbreak.Government house leader Jason Nixon says he will introduce legislation to all...
May 05, 2020
AFSC hopes to process most inspections this week, commodity groups working on pandemic issues
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation says unharvested crops remains its number one priority.AFSC says in a news release that there are what it terms "a large range of potential claims" on a ...
May 05, 2020 Combining of last year's canola crop at Boyd Farms near Fairview. Photo supplied by AFSC.
Petition to oppose federal firearm ban launched in Grande Prairie
An online petition has been launched by Bullets and Broadheads Shooting Centre Ltd in Grande Prairie, in an effort to oppose the federal government's recent announcement of a ban on owning any of 1,50...
May 05, 2020
Ford: MLSE asked about Toronto being a hub city should NHL resume its season
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Toronto Maple Leafs' parent company has been in contact with the province about the possibility of Canada's biggest city serving as a so-called "hocke...
May 05, 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...
May 05, 2020
Grande Prairie area yards facing increased vole population
The miniature pests known as voles are finding their way to Grande Prairie lawns in bigger numbers this spring compared to recent years, according to the City's Parks Department.The small rodents, als...
May 05, 2020
Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection announces online Try-It Day in June
The Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection's annual summer Try-It Day on June 6 is going to look a little different this year.Because of COVID-19, the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection has be...
May 05, 2020 Photo: Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection Facebook
Fix on Friday to finally let moms-to-be receive CERB, Qualtrough tells MPs
OTTAWA - Expecting mothers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 in March, and have since been unable to access emergency federal aid, will receive a key benefit once a fix comes into effect on Friday. ...
May 05, 2020