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Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Oct. 16
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Oct 16, 2020
Investigation continues into fatal fire on Samson First Nation
The RCMP's Major Crimes Unit has been called in to investigate a fatal fire on the Samson First Nation this month.On Oct. 1, Maskwacis RCMP responded shortly after 11:00 p.m. to a 911 call about a hou...
Oct 16, 2020
Local poverty reduction conversation continues virtually during pandemic
October 17 marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, and local officials are encouraging central Albertans to think about their neighbours and friends during these difficult times.Fo...
Oct 16, 2020
Saskatchewan curlers make adjustments due to limitations from provincial rules
Braeden Moskowy has a new roommate in skip Matt Dunstone thanks to provincial rules that have limited the Saskatchewan curling team's options this season. Dunstone, who normally lives in Kamloops, B.C...
Oct 16, 2020
Olds College new home for Alberta’s field crop development centre
Agriculture and Forestry is moving its field crop development centre to Olds College and has announced an initial $10.5-million grant over three years to fund the program. Since 1973, the program has ...
Oct 16, 2020
Horgan highlights views of other Liberal candidates after Throness resignation
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - New Democrat Leader John Horgan says the resignation of a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election for comments on contraception and eugenics represents a failure of the ...
Oct 16, 2020
France: Teacher beheaded, police shoot dead suspected killer
PARIS - A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad was beheaded in a French street on Friday and police have shot dead the suspected killer, aut...
Oct 16, 2020
'You feel like the world is against you:' Impact weathering tough season
Defender Samuel Piette admits this season has been a heavy one for the Montreal Impact. Border closures forced the team to relocate to Harrison, N.J., in mid September, leaving players separated...
Oct 16, 2020
Lawsuit filed in case of man who killed himself after release from Regina hospital
REGINA - The family of a young man who took his own life after going to a hospital twice in one day during a mental-health crisis is suing the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the provincial governme...
Oct 16, 2020
Policing must be adequate to keep 'everyone' safe in Indigenous lobster dispute: PM
HALIFAX - Justin Trudeau called Friday for federal agencies to ensure those involved in an Indigenous-led lobster fishery are safe, a day after a Mi'kmaq chief accused him of offering words rather tha...
Oct 16, 2020