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Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer cries as he presents COVID-19 modelling
REGINA - Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer cried Wednesday during a teleconference on COVID-19 modelling in the province. Dr. Saqib Shahab said it's upsetting to see what is happening in Sas...
Oct 20, 2021
Proposed Crowsnest Pass coal mine could become renewable energy complex instead
CALGARY - An Australian company that had proposed a new coal mine for southern Alberta now says it may build a green hydrogen facility on the site instead.Montem Resources Ltd. says it is working on p...
Oct 20, 2021
New mayors of Edmonton & Calgary, Kenney prepared to work together
Edmonton's next mayor says his goal with Premier Jason Kenney will be to keep it respectful and get things done.Amarjeet Sohi says he's worked with Kenney before when Sohi was a cabinet minister in Pr...
Oct 20, 2021
Central Alberta organizations to benefit from rural-based capital funding boost
Some counties and organizations throughout central Alberta are among 16 throughout the province that stand to benefit from a funding boost, courtesy of Farm Credit Canada (FCC).FCC is giving $1.5 mill...
Oct 20, 2021
City releases unofficial complete vote tally after recount
The City of Red Deer has released unofficial election results which reflect 100 per cent of polls counted, and the completion of a recount.The recount was performed on Oct. 19 after an isolated techni...
Oct 20, 2021
Annual inflation rate hits 4.4 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - The cost to put food on the table and gasoline in the car pushed up the cost of living in September, lifting the annual pace of price increases to a near two-decade high with no clear end in ...
Oct 20, 2021
Land acknowledgment by Habs may be a mistake: Quebec Indigenous affairs minister
MONTREAL - Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenire says a Montreal Canadiens' land acknowledgment that refers to unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation may be a mistake. The statement, which ...
Oct 20, 2021
Land acknowledgment by Habs may be a mistake: Quebec Indigenous affairs minister
MONTREAL - Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenire says a Montreal Canadiens' land acknowledgment that refers to unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation may be a mistake. The statement, which ...
Oct 20, 2021
Indigenous advocates question who PM is consulting with on First Nations kids ruling
OTTAWA - Some Indigenous advocates and leaders say they don't know who Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is talking about when he says Ottawa is doing consultations over a ruling that affirms the need to ...
Oct 20, 2021
Truth and reconciliation centre says it's still waiting on residential school records
WINNIPEG - The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says it is still waiting for records from the federal government related to residential schools, despite a comment from Prime Minister Justi...
Oct 20, 2021