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Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass killing delays hearings until late January
HALIFAX - The commission of inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year is delaying hearings scheduled for this month until late January. The commission said ...
Oct 13, 2021
Westerner Park offering COVID-19 testing at CFR47
Officials with Westerner Park in Red Deer have announced they are collaborating with Precede Occupational Health Services Inc. to provide COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing for the Canadian Finals Rodeo (...
Oct 13, 2021
O'Toole grapples with thorny question of mandatory vaccination for his MPs
OTTAWA - One of the challenges for Erin O'Toole, in staying on as Conservative leader, will be deciding whether his MPs must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons. Mandato...
Oct 13, 2021
Calgary & Edmonton among six Canadian cities on “World’s Best Cities” ranking
Half a dozen Canadian communities are being considered as some of the world's finest.Resonance Consultancy, based in Vancouver, has released its list of the 2021 World's Best Cities, using the followi...
Oct 13, 2021
Operation Red Nose not offering service in Alberta for 2021 holiday season
For the second year in a row, Operation Red Nose will not take place in Alberta.The Canada-wide initiative offers safe rides home for individuals over the holidays, in an effort to curb impaired drivi...
Oct 13, 2021
Saskatchewan planning to send critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario
REGINA - Saskatchewan is preparing to send some of its critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario as its hospitals are over capacity. Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Wednesday that...
Oct 13, 2021
Norway: Several killed, injured in bow and arrow attack
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Several people were killed and others injured by a man armed with a bow and arrow near the Norwegian capital, Oslo, police said Wednesday. They said the suspected attacker was...
Oct 13, 2021
Arizona jury convicts airman in death of Mennonite woman
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A jury in Arizona has convicted a U.S. Air Force airman in the disappearance and death of a Mennonite woman who was living in New Mexico. The jury reached its verdict Wednesday...
Oct 13, 2021
Canada leads world with pledge to curb methane leaks from oil and gas sector
OTTAWA - Canada is nearly doubling its target to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as it prepares to sign a new global pledge at next month's climate talks in Scotland. The United Stat...
Oct 13, 2021
'It's been too long': Canadian travelers welcome news of U.S. land border reopening
Canadians with family in the United States expressed relief Wednesday at the prospect of soon being able to drive across the border to visit their loved ones. Betty Chaborek, who turned 77 on Wednesda...
Oct 13, 2021