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Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis
Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis bu...
Dec 17, 2020
RCMP warn of active shooter in Nunavut community of Clyde River
CLYDE RIVER, Nunavut - RCMP say officers are responding to an active shooter in the Nunavut community of Clyde River. A short news release from police advises people to remain in their homes until the...
Dec 17, 2020
Sylvan Lake council considering waste bylaw changes
Town council in Sylvan Lake has granted first reading to a Waste Bylaw amendment that would allow for an increase to the tippage rate charged at the Waste Transfer Site (WTS) for customers who do not ...
Dec 17, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Dec. 17, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. Quebec is reporting 1,855 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health offici...
Dec 17, 2020
Red Deer County writes off $1.8 million in bad debt
Red Deer County council has approved a recommendation to write off over $1.8 million in bad debt expenses due to uncollectable property taxes from oil and gas properties in 2020.County officials say t...
Dec 17, 2020
Nova Scotia fishing industry raising money for families who lost scallop fishermen
HALIFAX - The industry group that represents Bay of Fundy scallop fishers has started raising money to help the families of the six fishermen who were lost Tuesday when their boat sank in rough weathe...
Dec 17, 2020
Alberta updates next phase of COVID-19 rapid testing
CALGARY, AB - Preparing for an expected increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions, Alberta is expanding rapid, point-of-care testing across the province.On Dec. 18, the testing will be ...
Dec 17, 2020
Ottawa offers temporary debt relief for N.L.'s troubled Muskrat Falls project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ottawa is providing temporary debt relief to Newfoundland and Labrador for its Muskrat Falls loan payments. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today in a video call...
Dec 17, 2020
US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total since September, as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the ec...
Dec 17, 2020
Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in China
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Quarrel, rape, adultery. Tricky, greedy, sycophantic. Chinese singer Tan Weiwei chants each word methodically in a two-line string of vulgarities and insults. The 16 words in her new ...
Dec 17, 2020