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Defence Department accused of using pandemic to withhold info from Parliament
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence is being accused of trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to withhold information from Parliament and Canadians. There has been widespread ...
Jun 03, 2020
On first day of Tiff Macklem's term, Bank of Canada to make rate announcement
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged this morning on the first day of governor Tiff Macklem's tenure. Economists expect the central bank will maint...
Jun 03, 2020
Federal aid for care home systems needed ahead of second wave, advocates say
OTTAWA - The Ontario Long Term Care Association says the federal government must do more to help provinces prepare nursing and retirement homes for the next wave of COVID-19. Its CEO Donna Duncan is c...
Jun 03, 2020
Trudeau positions Canada as champion of co-ordinated global recovery plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will continue today to make the case for a co-ordinated global response to cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world's poorest countries....
Jun 03, 2020
Westpark Middle School playground gets $250,000 in provincial funding
Westpark Middle School is getting $250,000 for a new playground from the provincial government. It's one of 26 projects across Alberta that were previously unfunded and are now sharing in $5 million f...
Jun 02, 2020
Kootenay MLAs call out anti-Albertan attitudes in southeastern B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - MLAs in southeastern BC are calling out anti-Albertan behavior in their ridings.Kootenay-East MLA Tom Shypitka and Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Doug Clovechok are responding to repo...
Jun 02, 2020
Traffic disruption on 32 Street for sidewalk construction
Motorists and pedestrians are advised of a multi-day traffic disruption on 32 Street from Taylor Drive to 47 Avenue starting tomorrow. City crews will be performing sidewalk construction in the area f...
Jun 02, 2020
Fermenting ferns? Rare dinosaur stomach fossil opens door to ancient world
Fresh ferns, loaded with spores, lightly dusted with leaves and twigs and perfectly seasoned with locally sourced charcoal. Sound good? It did to an ankylosaur about 110 million years ago, a...
Jun 02, 2020
Reaction positive to government's proposed Alberta Parole Board
The provincial government's plan to establish the Alberta Parole Board in hopes of ending a widely viewed 'catch and release' or 'revolving door' justice system is being welcomed by both urban and rur...
Jun 02, 2020
CPL's Atletico Ottawa, York 9 FC get green light to return to training
Atletico Ottawa and York 9 FC are the latest Canadian Premier League clubs to get the green light to resume training. The two teams will begin voluntary workouts on Wednesday. HFC Wanderers FC and Pac...
Jun 02, 2020