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In major decision, Grammys cut nomination review committees
NEW YORK - The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its nomination review committees - groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show. The Recording ...
Apr 30, 2021
Canada Post lost $779 million in 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 2020 was a record year for Canada Post - for better and for worse.Overall, Canada Post reported a financial loss before taxes of $779 million, most of which they attribute to the COVI...
Apr 30, 2021
Heritage committee won't reverse change to Bill C-10 despite public outcry
OTTAWA - Liberal and opposition members of Parliament split along party lines Friday while discussing the public outcry sparked by the adoption of a new amendment to Bill C-10.The bill sponsored by He...
Apr 30, 2021
Flight cancellations to India delay shipment of man's body from British Columbia
VANCOUVER - The body of a man that was supposed to be flown home to India from British Columbia just before the federal government stopped flights is now in limbo as his family scrambles to get the re...
Apr 30, 2021
Auschwitz inmates' families oppose ex-PM on museum council
WARSAW, Poland - Relatives of former Auschwitz prisoners from Poland are protesting the appointment of a top member of the country's right-wing ruling party to an advisory council at the state-run Aus...
Apr 30, 2021
Hold on! 240-pound fish, age 100, caught in Detroit River
DETROIT - Now that's a whopper - a very old whopper! A 240-pound (108.8 kilograms) sturgeon that could be more than 100 years old was caught last week in the Detroit River by the U.S. Fish and Wildlif...
Apr 30, 2021
Local dealership donates 1,000 COVID masks to charities
Wheaton Chevrolet was proud this week to distribute 1,000 masks to various central Alberta charities to assist in the fight against COVID-19. With the assistance of General Motors, who have been manuf...
Apr 30, 2021
Pope enables Vatican prosecutions of cardinals, bishops
ROME - Pope Francis has sent another message to Vatican-based cardinals and bishops that he intends to hold them accountable for criminal misconduct: He removed the procedural obstacles that had spare...
Apr 30, 2021
Tickets, warnings issued in traffic safety blitz near Bentley
Several tickets and written warnings for minor traffic violations were issued by law enforcement officers near Bentley on Thursday.Staff Sergeant Jeff McBeth with Sylvan Lake RCMP detachment says the ...
Apr 30, 2021
City closes indoor recreation facilities following targeted public health restrictions
The City of Red Deer is once again closing its indoor recreation facilities following targeted public health restrictions implemented by the provincial government in light of the continued rise in COV...
Apr 30, 2021