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Trudeau can check out of quarantine hotel after overnight stay from Europe trip
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being allowed to check out from his quarantine hotel roughly 12 hours after checking in. Trudeau's office says he received his negative COVID-19 test Wednesda...
Jun 16, 2021
Travel prizes added to Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine lottery
The pot for Alberta's Open for Summer vaccine lottery has officially been sweetened.Last weekend, the province announced it would give away three separate $1 million prizes to Albertans who've receive...
Jun 16, 2021
Coalition Avenir Québec boots Claire Samson from caucus over donation to rival party
QUEBEC - The governing Coalition Avenir Qubec has dumped one of its members over a political donation she made to a rival party. The party led by Premier Franois Legault announced late Tuesday it had ...
Jun 16, 2021
Red Deer rental rates among lowest in Canada
Red Deer continues to offer its residents some of the most affordable rental properties in Canada.According to the latest National Rent Report by Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research and Consulting, Red De...
Jun 16, 2021
Red Deer introduces increased voting accessibility this fall
Red Deerians will have more flexibility this fall when it comes time to vote in the 2021 Municipal Election.Voters will be able to cast a ballot at any polling station, a change the City is making to ...
Jun 16, 2021
Lacombe council approves Kew Gardens playground replacement
Kids in the city of Lacombe will soon have a new playground to play on at Kew Gardens.On Monday, city council awarded the contract to replace the playground at Kew Gardens to Canadian Recreation Solut...
Jun 16, 2021
Mounties sent to apprehend active shooter in Nova Scotia were confused about gunfire
HALIFAX - A newly released statement from a senior Mountie in Nova Scotia says RCMP officers dispatched to apprehend an active shooter in Portapique last spring thought they were hearing gunshots long...
Jun 16, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime upsets Roger Federer in second round of Noventi Open
HALLE, Germany - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Swiss star Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the Noventi Open on Wednesday. It was the first career meeting between the 20-year-ol...
Jun 16, 2021
Green Leader Annamie Paul survives planned ouster, but post remains precarious
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul has survived another day of party strife after a move to push her out shifted course, leaving her with a tenuous grip on power ahead of a likely federal election thi...
Jun 16, 2021
'Appropriate': Ottawa to review new steelmaking coal projects over selenium concerns
The federal government will step in to conduct an environmental review of any new coal project that could possibly release the contaminant selenium. The decision, announced Wednesday, will capture any...
Jun 16, 2021