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Town of Ponoka selling airport to Ponoka Flying Club
PONOKA- Town council in Ponoka has pproved a motion authorizing the sale of the Ponoka Industrial Airport to the Ponoka Flying Club for $385,000. The club will also become the operating authority for ...
Feb 14, 2020
Virus infects more than 1,700 health workers in China, 6 die
BEIJING - More than 1,700 Chinese medical workers have been infected by the new virus that has killed nearly 1,400 people and spread to other parts of Asia and as far as the U.S. and Europe, a senior ...
Feb 14, 2020
2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg's rise
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidates hoping to revive their flagging campaigns increasingly took aim at Mike Bloomberg, blasting their billionaire rival for trying to buy his way into the W...
Feb 14, 2020
Firefighters calendar too hot to handle and anti-pipeline protests; In The News for Feb. 14
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 14 ... What...
Feb 14, 2020
Pipeline protests expected today, governments to meet with First Nations
VICTORIA - Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down governm...
Feb 14, 2020
Global economic security critical, Trudeau to tell security conference
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the Munich Security Conference today and urge global leaders to accept that a changing world requires more effort to bring economic prosperity for a...
Feb 14, 2020
Bloemen wins 5,000 gold at single distance speedskating championships
SALT LAKE CITY - Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold in the men's 5,000-metres Thursday at the world single distance speedskating championships. Bloemen finished in a time of six minutes 4.375 seconds ...
Feb 14, 2020
Clearview Community Awards nominations
STETTLER- Clearview Public Schools invites nominations for the Clearview Award of Merit and the Clearview Star Award. Nominations remain open until Wednesday, February 19 at 4:30 p.m.Do you know someo...
Feb 14, 2020
Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to virus
LONDON - Formula One organizers on Wednesday postponed the Chinese Grand Prix that was due to be staged in Shanghai in April, the latest sporting event impacted by the fast-spreading viral infection i...
Feb 14, 2020
Ponoka RCMP lay charges after assault and vehicle theft
PONOKA- On Feb. 12 at approximately 7:30 a.m., RCMP responded to a report of a robbery on 53 Avenue at a residence in Ponoka. A lone male in disguise got into the victim's vehicle while it was running...
Feb 14, 2020