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Quick List: Close races where mail-in ballots are deciding election results
OTTAWA - Several federal ridings may not have an elected member of Parliament until Thursday or even Friday, as Elections Canada continues the arduous task of verifying and counting more than 850,000 ...
Sep 22, 2021
CDC panel grapples with who needs a COVID-19 booster shot
An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention grappled Wednesday with the question of which Americans should get COVID-19 booster shots, with some members wond...
Sep 22, 2021
Jenica Atwin wins re-election after switch from Greens to Liberals in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - It took a couple of extra days to complete the counting, but Jenica Atwin has been re-elected in the riding of Fredericton - this time for the Liberals - by a slim margin of just over 50...
Sep 22, 2021
B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A report examining British Columbia's response to the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018 says improving communication with communities at risk of fire will save properti...
Sep 22, 2021
Regulatory group warns several Alberta doctors about sharing COVID-19 misinformation
EDMONTON, AB. - A group that oversees the practice of medicine in Alberta says it has told at least seven doctors who were spreading misinformation about COVID-19 that their behaviour was unprofession...
Sep 22, 2021
Final $1 million vaccine lottery draw closes September 23
Residents in Alberta aged 18 and over have just over one day to register online for a chance to win $1 million as part of the province's COVID-19 vaccine lottery.Albertans who have received two doses ...
Sep 22, 2021
Olds College Smart Farm receives $300,000 donation in support of new technologies
BASF Digital Farming has announced a $300,000 donation to Olds College, as part of its three-year commitment to support the Olds College Smart Farm. The donation, made on behalf of the company's marke...
Sep 22, 2021
Blue Jays place Valera on COVID-related injured list, recall Smith from Bisons
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays placed infielder Breyvic Valera on the COVID-related injured list on Wednesday and recalled infielder Kevin Smith from triple-A Buffalo. The moves were announced sh...
Sep 22, 2021
Dumped Liberal candidate Kevin Vuong will sit as Independent MP if
OTTAWA - Kevin Vuong intends to sit as an Independent MP after being elected as a Liberal even though the party dumped him from the ticket. Vuong says in a statement that he intends to serve his const...
Sep 22, 2021
Town of Ponoka announces confirmed candidates for municipal election
Officials with the Town of Ponoka have announced the following individuals as officially being nominated as candidates for the 2021 Municipal Election in the Town of Ponoka. Office of Mayor Kevin Ferg...
Sep 22, 2021