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Iran: Sailors from seized South Korean tanker to be released
TEHRAN, Iran - The sailors from a South Korean tanker seized in the Persian Gulf by Iranian troops last month are free to leave the country on humanitarian grounds, Iran's state TV said Tuesday. Forei...
Feb 02, 2021

Messy winter storm slams into the Maritimes
HALIFAX - A winter storm is sweeping over the Maritimes, forcing the closure of schools and making driving treacherous. Snowfall and winter storm warnings remain in effect for much of the region, thou...
Feb 02, 2021

T-shirt latest source of tension in China-Canada ties
BEIJING - China says it has lodged a formal complaint with Canada over T-shirts ordered by one of the country's Beijing Embassy staff that allegedly mocked China's response to the coronavirus outbreak...
Feb 02, 2021

Canada on verge of deal to make COVID-19 vaccines at home
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today is expected to announce the makings of an agreement to produce COVID-19 vaccines within Canada. Industry Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne tells The Can...
Feb 02, 2021

Imperial Oil reports $1.15B Q4 loss due to a writedown of unconventional assets
CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. reported a loss of $1.15 billion for its fourth-quarter as it took a $1.17-billion non-cash charge related to Canadian unconventional natural gas assets it doesn't think it...
Feb 02, 2021

COVID-19 case identified at Beaverlodge Regional High School
The Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) says a third case of COVID-19 has been identified at Beaverlodge Regional High School. The individual had last attended school on Tuesday, January 26. O...
Feb 02, 2021

Sunrise House fundraising on Toque Tuesday
February 2 is not only Groundhog Day, it is also Toque Tuesday.Grande Prairie's Sunrise House Youth Emergency Shelter is joining the national effort that sees Raising the Roof and shelters across the ...
Feb 02, 2021

Snowfall warning continued for Grande Prairie area
Environment Canada has continued a snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie - Beaverlodge - Valleyview forecast area. The warning was initially issued on Monday morning.The weather agency says between ...
Feb 02, 2021

Euro economy shrank at end of 2020 under pandemic's weight
The European economy shrank by a smaller than expected 0.7% in the last three months of 2020 as businesses in France and Germany weathered a renewed round of anti-COVID-19 lockdowns somewhat better th...
Feb 02, 2021

Pakistan orders man acquitted in Pearl murder off death row
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called go...
Feb 02, 2021