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Air travellers to be checked for fevers at Canadian airports: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says air travellers will need to have their temperatures checked before they're allowed to board planes. The measure is meant to keep COVID-19 from spreadin...
Jun 12, 2020
Drayton Valley RCMP report: June 4 - June 11
June 48:46 am - Drayton Valley - 52 Avenue - Complainant reporting a missing female. Member attended and located female who just wished complainant to leave them alone. 9:46 am - Drayton Valley - Plea...
Jun 12, 2020
Canada encouraging Iran to ship black boxes to France as soon as possible
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada is eager for Iran to follow through on a new pledge to send the black boxes from the downed Ukraine Airlines jetliner to France. After more than tw...
Jun 12, 2020
Fed: Will use 'full range of tools' to boost economy
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has promised to use its "full range of tools" to pull the country out of a deep recession caused by a global pandemic, signalling that it would keep interest rates low...
Jun 12, 2020
Market Watch: June 12, 2020
Big PictureU.S. Officially in Recession; Nasdaq Hits New Highs Before Rough ThursdayIt may come as no surprise, but it's now official. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the U.S. e...
Jun 12, 2020
Ponoka preparing to reopen facilities during phase 2 of Alberta relaunch
As Phase 2 of Alberta's economic relaunch begins today, the Town of Ponoka is planning and preparing to reopen Town facilities - including the Town Office and recreational facilities. Phase 2, allows ...
Jun 12, 2020
Scheer wants Champagne, Trudeau to explain minister's two Chinese mortgages
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne to explain how his holding two mortgages with a Chinese bank doesn't compromise his ability to dea...
Jun 12, 2020
408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron training in Ram Falls and area this weekend
408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron (408 THS) will be conducting mountain flying training in Ram Falls, Alberta and the surrounding area from Friday, June 12 until Sunday, June 14. Members of the public ...
Jun 12, 2020
Canadian Jeff Smith hopes to be involved when live darts returns in July
Add darts to the list of sports returning to live action. The Professional Darts Corporation announced Friday that live darts will return next month with the launch of the PDC Summer Series in England...
Jun 12, 2020
Montreal police officer charged with sexual assault against Ontario woman
MONTREAL - An Ontario woman visiting Montreal last year says she was arrested, injured by police and then, hours later, sexually assaulted by an off-duty officer in her hotel room. The woman, who...
Jun 12, 2020