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Expect serious delays at border due to staff shortages if travel levels rise: union
OTTAWA - The head of a union representing Canada's customs and immigration officers says chronic staffing shortages mean long waits at the border won't necessarily disappear when use of the controvers...
Sep 27, 2022
Canada blanked 2-0 by Uruguay in final friendly before World Cup
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Nicolas De La Cruz and Darwin Nunez set the tone in the first half with a goal apiece as 13th-ranked Uruguay topped Canada 2-0 in a men's soccer friendly on Tuesday. De La Cruz ...
Sep 27, 2022
MLA Toews overjoyed with GDL program being scrapped
On Tuesday, September 27, the Alberta government announced it will be scrapping the graduated driver's license program that has been in effect since 2003. Starting in the spring of 2023, Alberta will ...
Sep 27, 2022
Seeking diversity, feds add inclusive language to application process for judges
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is making changes to the questionnaire prospective judges must fill out before applying for a federal judicial appointment. The change is intended make the questionnai...
Sep 27, 2022
Former Team Canada goaltender Sami Jo Small named president of PHF's Toronto Six
TORONTO - Former Canadian women's hockey team goalie Sami Jo Small has been appointed president of the Premier Hockey Federation's Toronto Six. The 46-year-old from Winnipeg joins general manager Ange...
Sep 27, 2022
Huge increase in businesses taking part in fall job fair
The Holiday Inn on 107th street in Grande Prairie will play host to the annual fall job fair on Tuesday.A total of 47 businesses will be set up from noon to 6 pm to talk to prospective job seekers, a ...
Sep 27, 2022
Two Peace region communities to host Mobile Mammography Unit in October
Alberta Health Services' Mobile Mammography Unit will be returning to the Peace region in October. The trailer will be at the Valleyview Health Centre from October 18th to 21st, before moving on to th...
Sep 27, 2022
Brenon Grey arrested Monday evening in Little Buffalo
A man who was responsible for a shelter-in-place order being placed on the residents of Cadotte Lake over the weekend has been arrested.RCMP say Brenon Gray was picked up around 7:20 Monday night with...
Sep 27, 2022
What each province, territory is doing on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Friday is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The federal government made Sept. 30 a statutory holiday for its workers and federally regulated ...
Sep 27, 2022
'We shouldn't have to push people': Most provinces have not made Sept. 30 a stat
While Canada prepares to honour the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday, the majority of provinces have not followed the federal government's move to make it a statutory ...
Sep 27, 2022