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'Listening to Manitobans:' A profile of Manitoba's next premier Heather Stefanson
WINNIPEG - Heather Stefanson'ssuccessfulbid to lead the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives and take the premier's chair follows a lifetime in and around politics that started as a young girl. She was ...
Oct 30, 2021
Northern lights may be visible in much of the country this weekend after solar storm
MONTREAL - The northern lights may be visible Saturday and Sunday in parts of the country where they're rarely seen. The federally-funded AuroraMAX observatory in Yellowknife said in a post on social ...
Oct 30, 2021
Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief
Assembly of First Nations Chief RoseAnne Archibald says any federal compensation paid to Indigenous children removed from their homes would be a recognition of the harms that were caused, but does not...
Oct 30, 2021
NHL Commissioner meets with Kyle Beach, offers league's help
CHICAGO - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman talked to Kyle Beach on Saturday about what the league can do to better protect its players after the former first-round pick said he was sexually assaulted by ...
Oct 30, 2021
Alberta Wheat Commission, Alberta Barley holding regional meetings
The Alberta Wheat Commission and Alberta Barley are holding regional meetings this November.The schedule is as follows:November 16 - Drumheller Badlands Community Facility November 17 - Holiday Inn Re...
Oct 30, 2021
Infant nutrition classes temporarily moving online
RED DEER - Parents who have questions about feeding their growing babies have access to a free, online infant nutrition class offered by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Led by a registered dietitian, t...
Oct 30, 2021
AHS QuitCore program offered in Red Deer this November
Local residents wishing to kick their tobacco habits can access the tools and support needed to build a tobacco-free lifestyle through QuitCore, a free Alberta Health Services (AHS) tobacco-cessation ...
Oct 30, 2021
Central Alberta Soroptomists accepting applications for annual awards
Soroptimist International of Central Alberta is now accepting applications for its Live Your Dream Awards, Violet Richardson Awards and the Ruby Award - For Women helping Women. The deadline for all a...
Oct 30, 2021
Nature Conservancy says some spooky species get unfair bad rap at Halloween time
FREDERICTON - Halloween weekend is traditionally rife with images of bats, owls, spiders and other animals that spark fear in many. But one national wildlife organization is urging Halloween celebrant...
Oct 30, 2021
Heartless! Artists says NYC tribute removed in permit snafu
NEW YORK (AP) - Have a heart, New York! A giant red heart sculpture installed this week in Central Park as a tribute to health care workers and COVID-19 victims has been taken down - an apparent casua...
Oct 30, 2021