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Rocky town council wants better coal consultation with province
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...
Apr 21, 2021
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; Ottawa mulls India travel ban
TORONTO - Amid mounting pressures on critical care in hospitals and concerns about new variants, COVID-19 is striking a growing number of younger people, often with deadly results. A recent surge in h...
Apr 21, 2021
Town council in Alberta environment minister's riding wants better coal consultation
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Town council from the largest municipality in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's constituency is concerned over the province's consultation plans for open-pit coa...
Apr 21, 2021
RCMP locate stolen calves near Condor, arrest man with loaded gun and meth
Last Thursday, April 15, the Southern Alberta RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with assistance from the Alberta RCMP Livestock Section and the Rocky Mountain House RCMP, executed a search warrant on a...
Apr 21, 2021
Freeland urges patience in response to biz questions about reopening border, economy
OTTAWA - Deputy Minister Chrystia Freeland is urging Canadian companies to have patience as the federal government faces growing questions about reopening the economy and border. The Canadian Chamber ...
Apr 21, 2021
Women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia cancelled again
The women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia has been cancelled a second time because of COVID-19. The championship, scheduled for May 6-16 in Halifax and Truro, N.S., was called off Wednesday...
Apr 21, 2021
AstraZeneca advice from national panel delayed by new data on COVID-19 and variants
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says new information on COVID-19 and variants prompted the National Advisory Committee on Immunization to suddenly cancel its planned announcement on who ...
Apr 21, 2021
Desmond inquiry: social worker reveals details about final call with former soldier
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard today from a social worker hired by Veterans Affairs to act as Lionel Desmo...
Apr 21, 2021
Lacombe County launching lead testing program
Lacombe County will launch a lead testing program this summer to ensure residents have safe drinking water in their homes and businesses. County officials say this program is in response to updated gu...
Apr 21, 2021
CFL pushing back start of season nearly two months because of COVID-19
TORONTO - The CFL is pushing back the start to its 2021 season and reducing the number of games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The league announced Wednesday it plans to kick off the '21 campaign...
Apr 21, 2021