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Red Deer examining role in Grande Prairie-led lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
The City of Red Deer's legal team is still looking into whether the municipality will be joining a $10 billion class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers for the current opioid crisis.Mayor Tar...
Jun 18, 2020
No change in Grande Prairie COVID-19 cases as province adds 49
The City of Grande Prairie remained at two active COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as the province added 49 new cases for June 18.There are now 489 active cases in Alberta, 33 of which are in the North Zon...
Jun 18, 2020
Alberta to appoint provincial chief firearms officer
The provincial government will be appointing a chief provincial firearms officer in response to the Canadian Firearms Program.Officials say the provincial officer will replace the federally designated...
Jun 18, 2020
Alberta introduces bill to extend COVID-related emergency labour, health rules
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced legislation to extend existing emergency health and labour rules tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.Health Minister Tyler Shandro says as case numbers fluctuate and new re...
Jun 18, 2020
WHL teams will need fans in seats to operate next season, says commissioner
CALGARY - Western Hockey League teams need their arenas at least half full with spectators next season to operate, according to the league's commissioner. The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down larg...
Jun 18, 2020
BDC ready to roll with loans for mid-sized companies hit hard by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Mid-sized Canadian businesses that are strapped for cash because of COVID-19 can now apply through their own banks to get loans of up to $60 million from the federal government. The loans, to...
Jun 18, 2020
Fares to be re-instated on Grande Prairie transit June 29
Starting Monday, June 29, users of Grande Prairie public transit will have to pay for their ride.The City says transit services is re-instating fare collection for all transit services, after fares to...
Jun 18, 2020
Billie Eilish gets 3-year restraining order for trespasser
LOS ANGELES - A judge has extended to three years a restraining order taken out by Billie Eilish against a man who repeatedly appeared at her Los Angeles home. In a hearing, Superior Court Judge Diann...
Jun 18, 2020
Senate ethics committee urges censure of Tory senator over trip to China
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics committee is recommending that a Conservative senator be censured for breaching the upper house's ethics code when he accepted an all-expenses-paid trip to China in 2...
Jun 18, 2020
Too many visitors forces B.C. to shut park on Canada-U.S. boundary
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia park that straddles the 49th parallel with Washington state will be closed because it's overwhelmed with visitors using it as a cross-border meeting point. The governm...
Jun 18, 2020