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Grande Prairie rental rates down in January
The average rental rates in the Swan City saw declines in January from December, and are well below the rates recorded in the same month last year.Figures from Rentals.ca show the average rent for a o...
Feb 18, 2021
Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities
EDMONTON - Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years. A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says...
Feb 18, 2021
Cost of mandatory quarantine for newly arrived refugees to be covered by government
OTTAWA - Newly arriving refugees will have the cost of their mandatory hotel quarantines covered by the federal government. The federal government is also covering the cost of mandatory COVID-19 testi...
Feb 18, 2021
MD of Greenview puts $500,000 towards purchase of new STARS helicopter
STARS Air Ambulance says it is a step closer to being able to purchase a new medically equipped Airbus H145 helicopter for the Grande Prairie base. This comes after the MD of Greenview recently gifted...
Feb 18, 2021
'It destroyed him.' Lionel Desmond's friend and fellow infantryman recalls firefights
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier from Nova Scotia killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from one of Lionel Desmond's closest friends and fell...
Feb 18, 2021
Canadian government modifies North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2021
FREDERICTON - The federal Fisheries Department will continue efforts this year to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters, but it is making some changes to reduce the impact ...
Feb 18, 2021
CFL commissioner Ambrosie says league is committed to returning to play in 2021
TORONTO - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the league remains committed to resuming play in 2021, but is keeping all options open regarding exactly how that will look. The CFL didn't play in 2020 ...
Feb 18, 2021
Canada, Britain slap sanctions on Myanmar officials for abuses in military coup
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup. Canada has imposed sanctions on nin...
Feb 18, 2021
COVID-19 misery shows in record Ontario job losses; labour groups plead for fed help
TORONTO - The misery inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic beyond its rising death toll was highlighted Thursday by a report showing record-setting job losses in the country's largest province last year,...
Feb 18, 2021
AP source: Eagles send Carson Wentz to Colts for draft picks
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts, according to a person familiar with the deal. The Eagles will receive a third-round pick in this yea...
Feb 18, 2021