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Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario reports COVID-19 case
The chief of the Neskantaga First Nation says a contractor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the remote northwestern Ontario community.Chief Christopher Moonias says in a statement that the communit...
Nov 13, 2020
Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group 'polarizing', Edmonton lawyers say
EDMONTON - Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton say the city decided not to light a bridge in colours requested by an anti-abortion group because it risked polarizing the community, a judge heard...
Nov 13, 2020
Local businesses understand need to limit COVID-19 spread
Some local businesses say they're willing to do their part after the provincial government's announcement of additional measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney said Thur...
Nov 13, 2020
Town of Ponoka announces temporary new restrictions at Town facilities
The Town of Ponoka has announced temporary new restrictions at Town facilities for the next two weeks.The moves come in response to new provincial health directives announced by the government on Thur...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID extra difficult for those greiving, says wife of late Oiler Colby Cave
Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral. The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering a brain ble...
Nov 13, 2020
What Alberta's temporary COVID-19 measures mean for Red Deer rec facilities
The City of Red Deer has given an update on how new public health measures announced Thursday by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney affect recreation facility users. From November 13 - 27, all group and aqu...
Nov 13, 2020
Red Deer with 94 active COVID-19 cases heading into weekend
Alberta recorded another 907 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to Friday's online update from Alberta Health. The number of tests completed is unavailable as the province continues d...
Nov 13, 2020
Federal fisheries minister concerned about size of Mi'kmaq fishery in Cape Breton bay
HALIFAX - The federal fisheries minister is raising concerns about the health of the lobster stock in Cape Breton in connection with an Indigenous self-regulated fishery underway in St. Peters Bay. Be...
Nov 13, 2020
Labour minister hails progress on pay equity but says it will take time to deliver
OTTAWA - The government is proposing to give federally regulated companies at least three years to develop plans to give their female employees equal pay for work of equal value. Companies that face a...
Nov 13, 2020
Wall Street shrugs, stocks rise even as Trump won't concede
NEW YORK - A huge fear for Wall Street coming into this month was a contested U.S. presidential election, one that could drag the market through more painful uncertainty. Now, more than a week after E...
Nov 13, 2020