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Ontario Conservative MPs pass motion demanding Sloan apologize for attack on Tam
OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan could face expulsion from his party's caucus over remarks he made questioning the loyalty of the country's chief public health officer. Sources tell ...
Apr 29, 2020
Doctors fret over surgery backlog after immediate COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Doctors say they're becoming increasingly concerned about how they're going to handle the swelling backlog of elective surgeries once the immediate COVID-19 threat has ebbed. Hospitals have p...
Apr 29, 2020
Manitoba to ease some COVID-19 restrictions starting in May
WINNIPEG - Many non-essential Manitoba businesses that have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic are to be allowed to reopen as of Monday. The Progressive Conservative government released a ph...
Apr 29, 2020
Soldiers get orderly training ahead of Quebec long-term care deployment
MONTREAL - Canadian Forces soldiers got a crash course in senior care Wednesday as members with no medical background or orderly experience prepared to deploy to Quebec long-term care homes harde...
Apr 29, 2020
Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...
Apr 29, 2020
Infant nutrition classes temporarily moving online
RED DEER - Parents who have questions about feeding their growing babies have access to a free, online infant nutrition class offered by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Led by a registered dietitian, t...
Apr 29, 2020
Four arrested after shots fired at Ermineskin First Nation residence
Four males between the ages of 16 and 20 have been arrested with firearms-related charges pending following a complaint of shots fired on the Ermineskin First Nation. It was at about 2 a.m. Wednesday ...
Apr 29, 2020
RCMP announces winners of Name the Puppy 2020 contest
The next group of four-legged RCMP recruits have been given names thanks to creative kids from across the country, including one from Bowden.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has announced the winners...
Apr 29, 2020 (Photo: RCMP)
Pandemic delays No Landfill Disposal Facility in Sylvan Lake
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is causing delays for the Town of Sylvan Lake in having its planned No Landfill Disposal Facility up and running by year's end.On Monday, town council learned of a rece...
Apr 29, 2020 (Fogdog Energy Solutions Incorporated)
Ponoka Stampede officially postponed
Officials with the Ponoka Stampede have announced that the 84th edition of the rodeo scheduled for June 25 to July 1, 2020 has been postponed.The decision is a result of the ban by provincial health a...
Apr 29, 2020