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B.C. businessman dinged for illegal donation to NDP MP's 2015 campaign
OTTAWA - A British Columbia businessman who made an illegal contribution to New Democrat MP Peter Julian's 2015 election campaign has been ordered to pay $7,500 to the receiver general of Canada. Elec...
Feb 25, 2021
Logging delay agreement for B.C. old-growth tree stand helps endangered spotted owls
An agreement to delay logging of an old-growth stand of British Columbia forest has given a one-year reprieve to one of Canada's most endangered species. But governments now have to come up with a per...
Feb 25, 2021
Pandemic spending, no tax increases: Some highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - No new taxes or tax increases. - Deficit of $18.2 billion on estimated revenues of $4...
Feb 25, 2021
Contaminant from coal mines already high in some Alberta rivers: unreported data
EDMONTON - Some Alberta rivers and streams have already been heavily contaminated by coal mining, unreported government data suggests.The province's plan for large-scale expansion of the industry is f...
Feb 25, 2021
Red Deer with 562 active COVID cases as Alberta's hospitalizations dip below 300
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count has taken a slight dip and the number of Albertans in hospital because of the virus is now less than 300.The number of active cases in the city as of Thursday sit...
Feb 25, 2021
Alberta's budget promises more help for COVID-19 with a hard deficit
EDMONTON - Alberta's COVID-19-era budget made a hard landing Thursday with an $18.2-billion deficit but also a promise that good times will return.Finance Minister Travis Toews said as vaccines contin...
Feb 25, 2021
Drayton Valley RCMP Report: February 18 - February 24
February 1812:42 pm - Drayton Valley - 51 Ave/51 St - Complainant reported minor collision that occurred February 17 at location.1:05 pm - Drayton Valley - Brazeau County - Poplar Ridge - Complainant ...
Feb 25, 2021
At divided time, Ohio unites behind statue of John Glenn
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Political divisions these days may be deep, but Ohioans never cease to agree on John Glenn. Both Republicans and Democrats on a state panel heaped praise on the late astronaut and U.S...
Feb 25, 2021
Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US
SAN DIEGO - President Joe Biden on Wednesday lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration to the United States. Fo...
Feb 25, 2021
Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims
WASHINGTON - A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party - and as...
Feb 25, 2021