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Grande Prairie physician becomes first Indigenous president-elect nominee of Canadian Medical Association
Grande Prairie physician Dr. Alika Lafontaine has been voted to be the 2021 president-elect nominee of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).Dr. Lafontaine, who was born and raised on Treaty 4 Territ...
Feb 26, 2021
Toronto Argonauts bring back linebacker Bear Woods on restructured deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have agreed to a restructured contract with American linebacker Bear Woods. The 34-year-old Woods will play be playing his fourth season with the Argos after signing wi...
Feb 26, 2021
Site C dam cost grows to $16 billion - completion delayed by one year
VICTORIA - The cost of British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric dam has grown by $6 billion, bringing the price tag of the megaproject to $16 billion and stretching the completion date to 2025.The prov...
Feb 26, 2021
Desmond inquiry: psychiatrist says former soldier's suspicions were almost delusional
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard from a psychiatrist today who said there was an aspect of Lionel Desmond's life he cou...
Feb 26, 2021
Canadian athletes struggling to find competition as they try to qualify for Tokyo
In early January, when COVID-19 numbers were climbing again, and Ontario had just hunkered down in another stay-at-home order, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, husband Osi and their daughter Corinne, moved from...
Feb 26, 2021
Land movement monitors being installed near Bear Creek and 68 Avenue
Two slope movement monitors are being installed on the land north of the 68 Avenue bridge near Bear Creek, as the city continues to monitor the slopes, embankments and retaining walls adjacent to Bear...
Feb 26, 2021
More must be done to address problems of workplace harassment, intimidation, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the fact Admiral Art McDonald stepped aside as defence chief while military police investigate misconduct allegations demonstrates how seriously such cases ...
Feb 26, 2021
Breakout 'Borat' star Maria Bakalova conquers Hollywood
So what did YOU do at 5 a.m. after staying up all night for your prom? Maria Bakalova became a movie star. The 24-year-old actress has been telling the story of how she had a few free hours after part...
Feb 26, 2021
Breakout 'Borat' star Maria Bakalova conquers Hollywood
So what did YOU do at 5 a.m. after staying up all night for your prom? Maria Bakalova became a movie star. The 24-year-old actress has been telling the story of how she had a few free hours after part...
Feb 26, 2021
Former Montreal Alouettes head coach Marv Levy fondly remembers his five CFL seasons
Marv Levy says that, at his age, he's starting to have some issues with his hearing. But the 95-year-old has no trouble recollecting his first head-coaching stint in pro football almost a half-decade ...
Feb 26, 2021