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Three Canadian regiments without royal patron after Prince Andrew stripped of titles
OTTAWA - Three Canadian regiments were left without a patron Thursday after the Queen stripped Prince Andrew of all his military titles and royal patronages. The disgraced Duke of York was the honorar...
Jan 13, 2022
Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis among 12 players released by Redblacks
OTTAWA - Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis was among 12 players released Thursday by the Ottawa Redblacks. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Davis started two games for Ottawa last season, completing 59-...
Jan 13, 2022
Vavrek's named County of Grande Prairie Farm Family of the Year
The County of Grande Prairie has announced the Vavrek family of Vavy Valley Farms as its 2022 Farm Family of the Year.The Award recognizes significant contributions to agriculture and the community. M...
Jan 13, 2022
Ottawa to go ahead with trucker vaccine mandate after stating it would scrap it
MONTREAL, QUE. - The federal government says the vaccine mandate for truckers crossing into Canada from the United States will come into effect this Saturday as planned, despite a previous statement f...
Jan 13, 2022
Delays push cost to rebuild fire-damaged Lytton, B.C., to $102M: insurance bureau
VANCOUVER - Insurance losses from a wildfire that wiped out most of Lytton, B.C., have surged to $102 million. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the amount has risen from an original estimate of $78...
Jan 13, 2022
O'Toole says he opposes Quebec's plan to 'tax and target' the unvaccinated
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says while he respects provincial jurisdiction, he opposes Quebec's plan "to tax and target" those who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. The Tory leader made...
Jan 13, 2022
California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's governor on Thursday rejected releasing Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan from prison more than a half-century after the 1968 slaying left a deep wound du...
Jan 13, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the COVID-19 curfew he imposed across the province in December will be lifted on Monday. He told reporters today the...
Jan 13, 2022
UKs embattled Prince Andrew loses honorary military titles
LONDON (AP) - Prince Andrew has been stripped of his honorary military roles as the growing furor over allegations that he sexually abused a teenage girl trafficked by the late financier Jeffrey Epste...
Jan 13, 2022
Grande Prairie RCMP issues over 600 tickets during holiday season
The Grande Prairie RCMP says it had a successful holiday season helping keep roads safe in the Swan City.From December 1 2021 to January 1, 2022, a total of 628 traffic tickets were issued in the Gran...
Jan 13, 2022