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Temporary emergency department closures at Central Peace Health Complex
Alberta Health Services says there will be two temporary closures at the emergency department of the Central Peace Health Complex in Spirit River.The first will last from 7 p.m. Monday, April 18 and l...
Apr 18, 2022

Council votes to lower proposed increase on the municipal portion of property taxes to zero
Some extra money coming into city hall means there will be no increase to the municipal portion of property taxes for Grande Prairie ratepayers in 2022.The proposed increase after budget talks last fa...
Apr 18, 2022

Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities on Monday said they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laq...
Apr 18, 2022

Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship
CALGARY - Regina Pats star Connor Bedard has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming world under-18 men's hockey championship in Germany. The 16-year-old Bedard, from North Vancouver, B.C., is ...
Apr 18, 2022

Second arrest made in South Carolina mall shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Police in South Carolina have announced the arrest of a second person in a shootout inside a busy shopping mall in the state's capital, one of two mass shootings that rocked the ...
Apr 18, 2022

Veterans group winding down work helping Afghan interpreters get to Canada
OTTAWA - What began as a 30-day fundraising campaign to help Afghan interpreters flee the Taliban turned into a harrowing, chaotic and deeply frustrating eight-month effort for the Veterans Transition...
Apr 18, 2022

Live Updates | UN humanitarian: Cease fire not quite ripe
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations' humanitarian chief said it seems "the time is not quite ripe yet" to establish a cease fire to get humanitarian aid into Ukraine, but he held out hope as the Ortho...
Apr 18, 2022

Veteran receiver Saunders set to resume CFL career with Blue Bombers
The road back has been a challenging one for Jalen Saunders. The veteran American receiver signed a two-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week. Saunders last played in the CFL in 2018 with...
Apr 18, 2022

New family physician practising in Fairview
Families in Fairview and the surrounding area now have another doctor practising out of the Fairview Medical Clinic and Fairview Health Complex.Dr. Saad Almanfoud, a family medicine physician is joini...
Apr 18, 2022

NHL suspends Habs forward Pezzetta for two games for an illegal check to the head
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta two games for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. The incident occurred in the third pe...
Apr 18, 2022