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Njoo says Canadian Olympians can help vaccination drive before Tokyo
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer says the country's Olympians can be "great role models" by getting vaccinated before the Tokyo Games. Dr. Howard Njoo says he was part of recent di...
May 27, 2021

CRA estimates 30,000 self-employed people may not have to repay CERB
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says thousands of self-employed workers who received emergency benefits last year won't have to repay any of it, as long as they meet certain conditions.For anyone w...
May 27, 2021

California to offer $116M in coronavirus vaccine prize money
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California is giving away the country's largest pot of vaccine prize money, $116.5 million, in an attempt to get millions more inoculated before the most populous U.S. state fully r...
May 27, 2021

Quebec partially reopens major bridge in Montreal closed last week for safety reasons
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says a major Montreal bridge closed last week for safety reasons will be gradually reopened to traffic starting Friday. The le-aux-Tourtes bridge, one of the main brid...
May 27, 2021

Canadian makes NFL history, landing executive job with Eagles
PHILADELPHIA - Canada's Catherine Raiche has become the highest-ranking woman in personnel in NFL history after receiving a promotion from the Philadelphia Eagles. Raiche was named vice president of f...
May 27, 2021

Third man charged in Maskwacis stabbing death
A third man has now been arrested and charged in relation to a stabbing death last month at Maskwacis. It was just after 6 a.m. on April 11 when RCMP responded to a call about a stabbing at a home on ...
May 27, 2021

Wayne Gretzky rookie card sells for US$3.75 million, smashing record
DALLAS - An American auction company says it has shattered its own record on the sale of a Wayne Gretzky rookie card. Heritage Auctions says it has sold a 1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky rookie card to an ano...
May 27, 2021

Kenney, Dr. Hinshaw to discuss Alberta's reopening plan
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update this afternoon the province's efforts to contain COVID-19 and fully reopen by mid-summer. A ne...
May 27, 2021

Town declares June 7-13 as Seniors Week with County and Village support
The Town of Rocky Mountain House has declared June 7-13, 2021 as Seniors Week which the County has recognized and endorsed.Rocky Mayor Tammy Burke had reached out to Clearwater County Reeve Cammie Lai...
May 27, 2021

World body says Canadian beef officially poses 'negligible risk' for mad cow disease
WASHINGTON - An international animal-health watchdog has officially declared Canadian beef as posing "negligible risk" for mad cow disease. The designation, which is the most preferred category, was a...
May 27, 2021