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Health Canada proposes reducing nicotine concentration limit in vaping products
Ottawa wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in vaping products. Health Canada is proposing to lower the maximum nicotine concentration allowed in vaping products to 20 mg/ml, down from the c...
Dec 18, 2020
New trial dates set for man charged in $2.6 million fraud case
New trial dates have been set for a Sylvan Lake man accused in an alleged $2.6 million fraud case reportedly involving a 'revolutionary fracking product'.Dane Michael Skinner, 56, was previously sched...
Dec 18, 2020
Feds throw support behind development of mini nuclear reactors; action plan released
TORONTO - Nuclear power is essential to meeting Canada's climate-change goals, and developing portable mini nuclear reactors is a key part of that strategy, the federal energy minister said on Friday....
Dec 18, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays sign Urena, Wall and White to minor-league deals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed infielder Richard Urea, outfielder Forrest Wall and infielder Tyler White to minor-league contracts with an invitation to Major League spring training. The ...
Dec 18, 2020
Reduced service for Red Deer Transit starting Sunday
Red Deer Transit will operate with reduced hours and frequency beginning this Sunday in response to recent changes to public health restrictions.Officials say the decision was made "in an effort to be...
Dec 18, 2020
Preliminary hearings set for pair charged in central Alberta shooting
A preliminary hearing will take place early next year for a Red Deer man charged in a shooting northeast of Didsbury last winter.Lyle Robert Walter Vance, 28, faces 10 counts, including unlawfully wou...
Dec 18, 2020
Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard joins forces with Athletes First sports agency
Canadian Chuba Hubbard has secured some high-powered representation to negotiate his first NFL contract. The former Oklahoma State running back has joined forces with Athletes First, a California-base...
Dec 18, 2020
IIHF says 8 Germans, 2 Swedes test positive for COVID-19 inside world junior bubble
EDMONTON - The International Ice Hockey Federation says eight players from Germany's team at the world junior hockey championship have tested positive for COVID-19 inside the Edmonton bubble. The IIHF...
Dec 18, 2020
Alberta’s health and life sciences sector gets federal funding boost
More than $5.5 million in federal funding through Western Economic Diversification Canada has been announced to help Alberta firms introduce new health and medical products for market. In a release, t...
Dec 18, 2020
Feds detail $100 million pledged to fight food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the federal government will distribute $30 million to Indigenous communities and about $65 million to local organizations across Canada to suppor...
Dec 18, 2020