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Michèle Audette, commissioner of MMIWG inquiry, among five named to Senate
OTTAWA - Michle Audette, one of the commissioners for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, is among the five newest members of the Senate.Audette was named as a s...
Jul 29, 2021
Congress poised to pass Capitol security money, Afghan aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is expected to pass emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the...
Jul 29, 2021
Seven post-secondary institutions create ag and food research collaboration
Several Alberta colleges and polytechnics have created a new Agriculture and Food Research Collaborative.The joint effort is between Olds College, Lethbridge College, Medicine Hat College, Grande Prai...
Jul 29, 2021
Tons of rock break off Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., possibly due to heat
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Numerous rock climbing routes on the renowned Grand Wall of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, B.C., are closed after a large slab broke off. The society that supports rock climbing in t...
Jul 29, 2021
Alberta approved Farmer's Markets - there's an app for that
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- If you live in a city, one of the most popular events every summer is the Farmers' Market - and no matter where you live, there is always a market close by in Alberta.Now, Alberta A...
Jul 29, 2021
Alberta schools can't require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The school year is fast approaching and students are surely wondering what the upcoming term will look like.The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down in recent months as more and more Alb...
Jul 29, 2021
Inaccurate educational signs at Coaldale's wetlands signs ordered to be corrected
COALDALE, AB - The Alberta Government is directing the Town of Coaldale to remove a couple of recently installed educational signs at the wetlands.They were put up late last year as a means of informi...
Jul 29, 2021
New Brunswick to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions, but experts warn of relapse
HALIFAX - As New Brunswick prepares to drop virtually all of its COVID-19 restrictions Friday night, some infectious disease experts are warning the province should prepare for a surge in cases this f...
Jul 29, 2021
Fort Macleod crews respond to possible chemical exposure at local campground
FORT MACLEOD, AB - It was a troublesome situation at a southern Alberta campground last weekend.Fort Macleod RCMP, along with Fire and EMS, responded to the Fish & Game campground on Sunday, July ...
Jul 29, 2021
Border workers' union, employers to return to bargaining table after strike threat
OTTAWA - A union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers says its members' employers have agreed to return to the bargaining table following a strike threat made earlier this w...
Jul 29, 2021