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Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for March 17
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Mar 17, 2021
Canadians not near death gain access to assisted dying as Senate passes Bill C-7
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, including eventually to people suffering solely from mental illnesses.By a vote of 60-25, with five abstentions, ...
Mar 17, 2021
Waiting game continues for Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe
Star Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe has faced a long list of hurdles on her Olympic journey during this extended quadrennial. Simply qualifying for the 2021 Summer Games has been a challe...
Mar 17, 2021
'Two Michaels' detained in China have hearings Friday and Monday, says Garneau
WASHINGTON - The federal government says Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been in custody in China for more than two years, will have court hearings in the coming days. Foreign Affairs Mini...
Mar 17, 2021
Horgan says he expects people with COVID-19 vaccines will get flexibility to do more
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he expects people in British Columbia who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to participate in more activities as provincial health restrictions are relaxed....
Mar 17, 2021
Deadline for province's Working Parent Benefit ends March 31
EDMONTON, AB- Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care.Alberta parents "who used child care from April to December ...
Mar 17, 2021
Province announces funds to support victims of elder abuse
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is giving $750,000 to the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (AEAAC).To come over two years, the money will go to 31 coordinated community responses (CCRs...
Mar 17, 2021
Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances to quarterfinals in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after beating Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. The third-seeded ...
Mar 17, 2021
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died at 61
NAKURU, Kenya - President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was...
Mar 17, 2021
Rocky RCMP Report March 12-15 and upcoming check stop warning
To all motorists travelling in and around Rocky Mountain House over the next couple weeks, make sure to take extra precaution while driving and check that all of their driving documentation is up to d...
Mar 17, 2021