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Ontario premier demands increased COVID-19 testing at airports as new variant emerges
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted the federal government today for not moving faster on COVID-19 testing for incoming international travellers as a new variant is prompting more border closur...
Dec 21, 2020
"Mr. Plow" and "Plowy McPlowFace" among top names for Coaldale's new snowplow
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale wants your help in naming its new snowplow and the three most popular names are...interesting.Community Development Intern with the town Leia Cathro says they creat...
Dec 21, 2020
'A bombshell': Canadians stuck in U.K. face uncertainty after Canada shuts air travel
MONTREAL - Mark Sultana says Canada's decision to halt most air travel from the United Kingdom, where a mutated strain of COVID-19 has been discovered, landed "like a bombshell." The 52-year-old Canad...
Dec 21, 2020
Doug Ford: No decision on NHL games with Ontario primed for lockdown
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a decision has yet to be made on whether or not the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will be permitted to play home games with the province set to go in...
Dec 21, 2020
No impaired drivers taken off the road at LPS Christmas Check Stop
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are reporting success with a recent Christmas Check Stop.It was held on the night of Saturday, December 19.No impaired drivers were taken off the road and no roadsid...
Dec 21, 2020
Biden's profoundly private Pentagon pick joins Twitter
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden's pick for defence secretary made his first foray into the world of Twitter on Monday, an uncharacteristic move for a retired general who studiously avoided the ...
Dec 21, 2020
Historic year for AMA’s Fill Our Fleet food bank donation campaign
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Motor Association's (AMA) Fill Our Fleet campaign nearly doubled its record for food bank donations this season.On Monday, the AMA revealed the combined results of the cam...
Dec 21, 2020
Moderna establishing Canadian division amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - U.S. biotech firm Moderna is establishing a Canadian office as it ramps up plans to rolls out its COVID-19 vaccine here as soon as Health Canada approves it.Patricia Gauthier, the new general...
Dec 21, 2020
Many Canadians who contracted COVID-19 worried about dying: Poll
OTTAWA - New polling suggests many Canadians who have contracted COVID-19 worried they would die from the illness.The survey by Lger and the Association for Canadian Studies found that 35 per cent - o...
Dec 21, 2020
Federal government announces funding to restore Wood Buffalo National Park
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will provide $60 million over three years to restore the environment of Canada's largest national park. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the money w...
Dec 21, 2020