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COVID-19 pandemic prompts recent newcomers to leave Canada for their home countries
OTTAWA - The economic and life disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted some recent immigrants to leave Canada and return to their countries of origin, where they have more social and f...
Mar 07, 2021
As debate rages over cross-border pipelines, U.S. analysts brace for more oil by rail
WASHINGTON - The fierce debate over cross-border pipelines is putting more Canadian oil and gas on trains destined for the United States - a country experts fear is ill-equipped for the potential cons...
Mar 07, 2021
Afghan policewoman hurt, husband dies in targeted attack
KABUL - The former head of women police in a southern Afghanistan province was seriously wounded and her husband - also a police officer - was killed Sunday in an attack by unidentified gunmen, provin...
Mar 07, 2021
Iranian-British national ends 5-year sentence, not yet home
TEHRAN, Iran - A British-Iranian woman held in an Iranian prison for five years on widely refuted spying charges ended her sentence on Sunday, her lawyer said, although she faces a new trial and canno...
Mar 07, 2021
Grande Prairie Mayor says specific details need clarifying for proposed recall legislation
The Alberta Government has proposed introducing recall legislation this spring, and Grande Prairie's Mayor says if the legislation is tabled, then it needs to be done in a way that works for the peopl...
Mar 07, 2021
Big Brothers Big Sisters in need of volunteer mentors
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grande Prairie is putting out a call for volunteer mentors who could help have a positive impact on the lives of young people.According to the organization, the demand for ...
Mar 07, 2021
As debate rages over cross-border pipelines, U.S. analysts brace for more oil by rail
WASHINGTON - The fierce debate over cross-border pipelines is putting more Canadian oil and gas on trains destined for the United States - a country experts fear is ill-equipped for the potential cons...
Mar 07, 2021
'We can do big things,' Schumer says as Senate approves aid
WASHINGTON - Tensions were raw ahead of midnight as Republican leader Mitch McConnell rose in the Senate for the purpose of publicly ridiculing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over the daylong delay as ...
Mar 07, 2021
Harry, Meghan to delve into tough royal split with Oprah
LOS ANGELES - The time has finally come for audiences to hear Meghan and Harry describe the backstory and effects of their tumultuous split from royal life. Sunday night's airing of a two-hour special...
Mar 07, 2021
Drones vs hungry moths: Dutch use hi-tech to protect crops
MONSTER, Netherlands - Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew ...
Mar 07, 2021