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MISSING: 38 y/o Stephen Pinch from Red Deer
UPDATE - 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 13RCMP say Stephen Pinch has been located.--Original - Dec. 11Red Deer RCMP are asking for the public's assistance to locate a missing 39-year-old man.Stephen Pinch was last...
Dec 11, 2020
'It can no longer be free to pollute:' Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
OTTAWA - The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its carbon tax in each of the next 10 years."It can no longer b...
Dec 11, 2020
NDP calls for more COVID-19 mental health supports
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP Opposition is calling on the government to increase mental health supports of Albertans as the province heads into a COVID-19 induced shutdown over the holiday season.The NDP ...
Dec 11, 2020
Shapiro hopes Blue Jays can play at home next season, but team eyeing contingencies
TORONTO - Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is optimistic his team will be able play in Toronto next season, but adds there are currently too many variables to begin planning. Speaking to reporters on ...
Dec 11, 2020
Ponoka hospital has three patients test positive for COVID-19
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the acute care unit at the Ponoka Hospital & Care Centre."At this time, there are three COVID-19 confirmed cases, in patients, linked to this outbreak," ac...
Dec 11, 2020
Province accepts all 19 recommendations from affordable housing panel
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta says they are taking "bold steps, new direction for affordable housing" in the province.The Affordable Housing Review Panel presented their 19 recommendation...
Dec 11, 2020
White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval
WASHINGTON - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine by the e...
Dec 11, 2020
Canadian linebacker Cantin-Arku enjoys a bittersweet first season as Orange starter
Canadian linebacker Geoff Cantin-Arku's first season as a starter at Syracuse was indeed bittersweet. Wins were at a premium for the Orange (1-10), which finished their season with a 45-21 loss to No....
Dec 11, 2020
Hajdu: Can't stop corporations from negotiating with vaccine manufacturers
OTTAWA - Canada's health minister says the federal government cannot stop private corporations from negotiating with vaccine manufacturers. However, Patty Hajdu said publicly bought COVID-19 vaccines ...
Dec 11, 2020
Hajdu: Can't stop corporations from negotiating with vaccine manufacturers
OTTAWA - Canada's health minister says the federal government cannot stop private corporations from negotiating with vaccine manufacturers. However, Patty Hajdu said publicly bought COVID-19 vaccines ...
Dec 11, 2020