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Alberta to lead new COVID-19 pilot program for international travellers
CALGARY, AB - The province is taking part in a pilot program for safe travel amid the pandemic.The Alberta and federal governments will test an alternative to the current COVID-19 14-day quarantine re...
Oct 22, 2020
Unsatisfied with PM's answer, Blanchet vows to press Trudeau on prof's use of slur
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet says he plans to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later today for his position on a the suspension of a professor who used a derogatory word for Bla...
Oct 22, 2020
Canadian figure skating championships pushed back a month due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Canadian figure skating championships have been pushed back a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is now scheduled to take place Feb. 8-14 at Vancouver's Doug Mitchell Thunderbi...
Oct 22, 2020
Ottawa provides $100 million to research ways to cut GHG emissions in oil and gas
CALGARY - The federal government says it will provide $100 million from its strategic innovation fund over four years to accelerate the development and use of technologies to lower the oil and gas ind...
Oct 22, 2020
Prime minister is asked to help with search for NFLD man who disappeared in B.C.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The case of a Newfoundland and Labrador man who recently went missing in British Columbia reached the prime minister Wednesday during a virtual town hall with members of Memorial Un...
Oct 22, 2020
Alberta premier tests negative for COVID-19 but will isolate for a week
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has tested negative for COVID-19 but will continue to isolate at home after one of his cabinet ministers tested positive.Kenney says in a statement he is feelin...
Oct 22, 2020
Navy investigating unexplained breakdown on brand-new Arctic patrol vessel
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy says it is investigating an unexplained breakdown on its brand-new, $400-million Arctic patrol ship. The problem first emerged last week as HMCS Harry DeWolf's crew wa...
Oct 22, 2020
WestJet to refund some passengers whose flights were cancelled because of COVID-19
WestJet says it will begin providing refunds to passengers who had their WestJet and Swoop flights cancelled by the airlines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.The company says the refunds - the fir...
Oct 22, 2020
Crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, slated for new life as Quebec tourist site, to be junked
MONTREAL - The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec's North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard. A non-profit or...
Oct 22, 2020
Central Alberta couple busted for drug trafficking
On Sept. 30, the RCMP Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU) entered into an investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs in the town of Linden. As a result, 38-year-old Mandy...
Oct 22, 2020