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New variants will fuel COVID pandemic unless global vaccine rate rises: Gavi, UNICEF
OTTAWA - With pandemic restrictions easing across Canada, a House of Commons committee was warned today that disruptive new variants of COVID-19 will continue to emerge every few months unless the low...
Apr 25, 2022
Stabbing at central Alberta high school sends 16-year-old to hospital
FALUN, Alta. - Police say a 16-year-old student is in stable condition and another teen is in custody after a stabbing at a school in central Alberta. Mounties say they responded this morning to a cal...
Apr 25, 2022
No sanction for Nixon
EDMONTON - Alberta government house leader Jason Nixon will not be sanctioned for comments he made during an angry exchange that included Nixon swearing at the Speaker of the legislature. Speaker Nath...
Apr 25, 2022
Jays' Biggio goes on COVID IL, Red Sox place Houck, Crawford on restricted list
TORONTO - Blue Jays infielder Cavan Biggio was placed on the COVID-related injured list and right-hander Bowden Francis was recalled from triple-A Buffalo ahead of Toronto's game against the Boston Re...
Apr 25, 2022
Three people dead after house fire near Gunn
GUNN, ALBERTA - Mounties say three people died in a house fire northwest of Edmonton on the weekend. Parkland RCMP say they responded early Sunday to a report of a fire at a home in Darbyson Estates n...
Apr 25, 2022
Stoney Nakoda Nation says traditional knowledge key to success for Banff bison
An Indigenous-led report says relying on traditional knowledge could help to ensure the success of bison that have been reintroduced in Banff National Park.In 2017, Parks Canada released 16 bison in t...
Apr 25, 2022
Quebec lawyers ask for more time to get details about 2012 threats against PQ leader
MONTREAL - Lawyers for the Quebec government asked a court on Monday for more time to unearth details about six threats allegedly made against former Parti Qubcois leader Pauline Marois on the day of ...
Apr 25, 2022
Convoy organizer warns of 'free-for-all' if police ban protest from downtown Ottawa
OTTAWA - One of the organizers of a planned motorcycle convoy is warning of a "free-for-all" on Friday if Ottawa police don't allow hundreds of protesters to bring their bikes onto the streets around ...
Apr 25, 2022
Mélanie Joly to discuss Ukraine by video Tuesday with U.S. secretary of state
WASHINGTON - Ukraine's war with Russia will be top of mind Tuesday when Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly meets by video link with her U.S. counterpart. Joly and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blin...
Apr 25, 2022
Local entrepeneur hoping to make appearance on Dragon's Den
A new way of covering floor ducts in the home to make them child and pet-proof has been created by a Grande Prairie woman.After getting tired of her two children playing with floor registers and not b...
Apr 25, 2022