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County Regional Fire Service responds to multiple fires since Sunday
The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service says it has dispatched crews to multiple structure fires over the last 48 hours amid the ongoing deep freeze gripping the province.On the morning of ...
Feb 09, 2021

Senators amend MAID bill to put 18-month time limit on mental illness exclusion
OTTAWA - Senators have voted to give the federal government 18 months to expand access to medical assistance in dying to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. They voted 57-21 Tuesday to amen...
Feb 09, 2021

McBean: Canadian athletes understand Tokyo will be unlike any other Olympics
From social distancing to careful monitoring to zero tolerance for a positive test. The International Olympic Committee's athletes "Playbook" might have been short on specifics more than five months o...
Feb 09, 2021

United Way Worldwide CEO Gallagher resigns amid turmoil
Brian A. Gallagher, who has led United Way Worldwide, the world's largest privately funded non-profit since 2009, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday amid claims that the charity mishandled int...
Feb 09, 2021

Attorney-at-paw? Filter makes lawyer look like cat in court
ALPINE, Texas - A West Texas judge has a word of caution to those attending court hearings via Zoom: Always check for filters before logging on. Judge Roy Ferguson's warning comes after an attorney ac...
Feb 09, 2021

Cops fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated
DENVER - Three suburban Denver officers fired over photos reenacting a neckhold like the one police used on Elijah McClain before the 23-year-old Black man died in 2019 will not get their jobs back, o...
Feb 09, 2021

Two new COVID-19 outbreak sites listed in Grande Prairie area
Two new COVID-19 outbreak sites have been announced by Alberta Health in the Grande Prairie area.Tom McMillan with Alberta Health says an outbreak has been linked to the Shell Gold Creek site near Gra...
Feb 09, 2021

B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious servic...
Feb 09, 2021

Rivalry Renewed: Leafs, Canadiens set to battle for North Division bragging rights
The Maple Leafs and Canadiens haven't been here in quite some time.Largely at opposite ends of the spectrum the past few decades - one always seemingly in the ascension, the other trending downwards o...
Feb 09, 2021

ASIRT investigating unauthorized use of police databases by Lethbridge Police members
An independent investigation is being conducted after members of Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) allegedly conducted unauthorized searches.On February 1, the Director of Law Enforcement was notified o...
Feb 09, 2021