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Free-agent receiver Kamar Jorden feels he still has plenty of good football left
Kamar Jorden is playing a waiting game. Entering his ninth CFL season, the six-foot-three, 205-pound receiver feels he still has some productive years remaining. However, just over two weeks after hit...
Mar 1, 2023
Company planning to make COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could go out of business
MONTREAL - An American company that signed a deal with the federal government to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Montreal is warning investors it could go out of business within the year. Executives at M...
Mar 1, 2023
NDP leader says Alberta budget a sham
The Alberta government's projected $2.4-billion surplus budget is getting mixed reviews.Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley calls it a sham budget of false promises, cynical policy reversals and hidde...
Mar 1, 2023
Big surplus, no new taxes: Highlights of the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government delivered its last budget Tuesday before an election expected in May. It includes a $2.4-billion surplus and more spending on health care, education...
Mar 1, 2023
Alexandria Loutitt wins Canada's first ski jumping world title
PLANICA, Slovenia - Alexandria Loutitt became Canada's first-ever ski jumping world champion Wednesday with a gold medal in the women's large hill event. The 19-year-old from Calgary totalled 254.4 po...
Mar 1, 2023
Alberta to introduce bill to include federal officials in trespassing rules
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says federal officials have trespassed on private land and they are putting forward a bill to stop it. Government House Leader Joseph Schow declined to provide detail...
Mar 1, 2023
B.C. and Ottawa reach $27 billion health funding agreement
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has agreed in principle to a $27.47 billion deal for health-care funding from the federal government. The agreement is a step toward completing a $196-billi...
Mar 1, 2023
PWPSD new high school planning in Budget 2023
Three school projects in the Peace region are being supported in the new provincial budget.Over $2.3 billion dollars over the next three years is being spent on new and modernized classrooms around Al...
Mar 1, 2023
March marks Fraud Prevention Month in Alberta
This month Alberta RCMP and the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Associations (ACCPA) are putting their focus on fraud prevention.Each week the campaign will get a new 'theme' emphasizing safe onlin...
Mar 1, 2023
Drysdales named 2023 County of Grande Prairie Farm Family of the Year
Ken and Sherry Drysdale and family are the 2023 County of Grande Prairie Farm Family of the Year. They farm 4,500 acres of grains and oilseed along with grass seed near Highway 43X, northwest of Grand...
Mar 1, 2023