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Beauty of the Peace art competition officially underway
The annual Beauty of the Peace Art Competition, in partnership with the Grant Berg Gallery, gets underway Tuesday.The annual contest gives amateur artists in the Peace Region an opportunity to showcas...
Mar 02, 2021
Mayor in Nunavut hopes curfew order, bylaw patrol will bring drop in COVID-19 cases
ARVIAT, Nunavut - The mayor of Arviat in Nunavut says his community has strictly followed a state of emergency order that includes a nightly curfew.Arviat, with a population of about 2,800, has nine a...
Mar 02, 2021
Judge: Utah schools don't need to offer girls' football
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create football teams for girls. A federal judge ruled against Sam Gordon on Mond...
Mar 02, 2021
Senate votes to confirm Biden pick as commerce secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden's commerce secretary and help guide the economy's recovery during and af...
Mar 02, 2021
Time is now for 'stock-taking' to ensure robust North American supply chains: ADM
WASHINGTON - A federal official says the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated an urgent need for fortified North American supply chains. Michael Grant, assistant deputy minister for the Americas with Gl...
Mar 02, 2021
Grande Prairie Public Library working towards reopening following surprise announcement
The news they will be able to reopen, when they are ready, came as quite a surprise to officials at the Grande Prairie Public Library.On Monday, Premier Jason Kenney announced that effective immediate...
Mar 02, 2021
Judge: Utah schools don't need to offer girls' football
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create football teams for girls. A federal judge ruled against Sam Gordon on Mond...
Mar 02, 2021
Canada can't 'power past coal' and keep exporting it, environment group says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there is no path to eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions without eliminating coal power but critics say Canada's leadership is tainted as long as ...
Mar 02, 2021
Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and last Wailers member, dies
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73. Wailer, a baritone singer wh...
Mar 02, 2021
Sending bank customer info to U.S. avoided potentially 'catastrophic effects': Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is telling an appeal court it had to provide U.S. authorities with customer information from Canadian banks to avoid possibly "catastrophic effects" on Canada's economy...
Mar 02, 2021