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More school bus cancellations Monday
A number of school bus routes in the area have been cancelled due to poor road conditions this morning.Peace Wapiti School Division has cancelled routes in Beaverlodge, Bezanson, Clairmont, Elmworth, ...
Nov 18, 2019 Photo: Facebook / First Student
Cold, stormy winter forecast across much of Canada, The Weather Network predicts
It's going to be a long, cold and messy winter across much of Canada, according to the seasonal forecast released Monday by the Weather Network. November has already brought historically early snowfal...
Nov 18, 2019
AFSC holding town hall meetings on the harvest
Agricultural Financial Services Corporation says it will be meeting with Alberta farmers to hear their questions and concerns about this year's harvest.A pair of meetings will be held on Wednesday in ...
Nov 18, 2019 Photo: Facebook / AFSC
City to hold free education session on the dangers of opioids
The City of Grande Prairie's Community Opioid Response Task Force is holding a public information session on the opioid crisis on Wednesday.Jasmin Marshall, the Program Services Coordinator with Commu...
Nov 18, 2019
Chicago teachers approve contract deal that ended strike
Chicago teachers on Friday approved the contract deal that ended an 11-day strike and includes pay raises, $35 million to enforce limits on class sizes and a pledge to supply each school with a nurse ...
Nov 18, 2019
The big chill and a royal visitor; In-The-News for Nov. 18
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 18. What we are watching in Canada ... Th...
Nov 18, 2019
Inquiry into deaths of former soldier and his Nova Scotia family begins today
HALIFAX - An inquiry begins today in the case of Lionel Desmond, the Afghan war veteran who bought a rifle and killed his mother, wife and daughter before turning the weapon on himself in early 2...
Nov 18, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, king of Jordan to meet in Ottawa Monday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets today with the king of Jordan. It is King Abdullah II's fifth visit to Canada in his twenty years on the throne of the Middle Eastern country. Th...
Nov 18, 2019
Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Former defence official Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's president and appealed to the minority Tamil and Muslim communities who voted against him to rally arou...
Nov 18, 2019
Gurley, Brown help Rams ground out 17-7 win over Bears
LOS ANGELES - Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown ran for touchdowns and the Los Angeles Rams were able to ground out a 17-7 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. Gurley tied a season high with 97...
Nov 17, 2019