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Drownings increase as climate change makes ice on lakes, rivers riskier: study
Newly published research says climate change is making familiar winter activities on frozen lakes and rivers more dangerous. An analysis of thousands of winter drownings from around the world sh...
Nov 18, 2020
WHL raising funds for children through T’s For Toys Campaign
The 22 teams in the WHL are launching their T's For Toys Campaign.Mascots from across the WHL will raise funds throughout Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest United States to ensure as many child...
Nov 18, 2020
Vancouver mayor moves to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he's preparing to table a motion that would see city council vote on decriminalization of possession of illicit drugs for personal use. He says the city has been a...
Nov 18, 2020
'Champions Start Small' motto stuck with figure skater and new mom Meagan Duhamel
Meagan Duhamel noticed a small sign by a family room door while staying with her baby daughter in a neonatal intensive care unit last fall. It read: "Champions Start Small" - the motto for the S...
Nov 18, 2020
NDP calling on province to provide sustained sick pay for healthcare workers
Alberta's Official Opposition is calling on the province to introduce sustained sick pay for health care workers.The call come after the NDP recently learned that some health care workers who are sick...
Nov 18, 2020
Pandemic poses preparation challenges for Canada's Tokyo-bound teams
Getting a bunch of people together from across Canada to play sports against a bunch of people from another country is logistically complex at the best of times. Stir in a pandemic discouraging intern...
Nov 18, 2020
Ottawa delays small nuclear reactor plan as critics decry push for new reactors
TORONTO - Canadians will have to wait a little while longer to see the federal government's plan for the development of small nuclear reactors, seen by proponents as critical to the country's fight ag...
Nov 18, 2020
NDP raises more questions about Morneau, WE in letter to ethics watchdog
OTTAWA - NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus is asking the federal ethics commissioner to consider new questions about the relationship between former finance minister Bill Morneau and WE Charity. In a le...
Nov 18, 2020
Rocky's updated Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw open for public review
Final drafts for the Town of Rocky Mountain House's updated Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw are ready for the public's review. Town officials say the updated documents will help shape th...
Nov 18, 2020
Security, health experts to lead review of pandemic warning system
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu is tapping a former national security adviser to lead a probe into whether Canada's pandemic warning system fell down just before COVID-19 reared up. Margaret Bloo...
Nov 18, 2020