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AHS extends COVID vaccination deadline for health workers by one month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Healthcare workers in the province now have until the end of November to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Originally, Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced in late August that all AH...
Oct 22, 2021

Earthquake near Rocky Mountain House upgraded to Magnitude 5.0
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB - An earthquake that occurred at 9:23 p.m. on Wednesday in Central Alberta has been upgraded from Magnitude 4.1 to 5.0.Andrew Schaeffer, a research scientist with Geological S...
Oct 22, 2021

Defence Department vows to examine extremism in Canadian-trained foreign troops
OTTAWA - The Defence Department is vowing to review how the military screens for extremist views in the foreign troops it trains. The move comes after a report found that far-right extremists in the U...
Oct 22, 2021

Iqaluit to provide update on water crisis, hospital continues to postpone surgeries
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit is set to provide an update later today on the results of additional water testing. The city's 8,000 or so residents haven't been able to consume tap water for 1...
Oct 22, 2021

Lethbridge Airport searching for Indigenous artists to design local artwork
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Airport, through the City of Lethbridge is looking for an indigenous artist to design a Land Acknowledgement and Territory Welcome art installation for the Lethbridge A...
Oct 22, 2021

Bloc Québécois says Quebec's status as a nation means it must not lose a seat
OTTAWA - YvesFranois Blanchet says Quebec deserves more seats in Ottawa, not fewer, as proposed by Elections Canada. The Bloc Qubcois leader says as Quebec is officially recognized as a nation, it des...
Oct 22, 2021

Not the time to 'freely go wherever,' says Tam as non-essential travel advisory lifts
OTTAWA - Canadians should carefully weigh any future decisions on taking foreign trips even though the federal government has lifted a global advisory asking them to avoid non-essential travel, health...
Oct 22, 2021

Quebec is relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, but dance floors remain empty
MONTREAL - For Montreal DJ Marc-Andr Patry, there's no point performing if people can't dance. "I wouldn't go to the museum for an exhibition and look at a piece of art on the wall if it was 80 per ce...
Oct 22, 2021

Hand-washing, no yelling 'trick-or-treat': Quebec offers up pandemic Halloween rules
MONTREAL - Quebec kids are being asked not to yell 'trick-or-treat' as they go door-to-door for candy and to keep a bottle of hand sanitizer handy this Halloween. The province's Health Department toda...
Oct 22, 2021

People with allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine can still get second dose: NACI
OTTAWA - Canada's vaccine advisory committee says it's possible to safely give a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people who experienced severe allergic reactions to their first shot. The Nation...
Oct 22, 2021