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Alberta Beef Producers accepting delegate nominations
CALGARY, AB. -- Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) delegate nominations are now open, with three two-year term positions available in all five zones. Becoming an ABP delegate is one of many ways you can bec...
Sep 24, 2021
New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick has reimposed a state of emergency as the province's hospitals struggle to keep pace with a surge in COVID-19 infections. The province has recorded 866 new cases so far thi...
Sep 24, 2021
Thousands of mail ballots still to be counted: 12 ridings started tally Friday
OTTAWA - The final federal election result may be delayed until the weekend - or even longer - because thousands of mail-in ballots have still to be counted. Twelve ridings did not start counting mail...
Sep 24, 2021
Ex-MP Adam Vaughan urges successor Vuong to resign, not sit as independent MP
OTTAWA - The former Liberal MP for Spadina-Fort York is urging his newly elected successor, Kevin Vuong, to resign. Vuong was dropped as the Liberal candidate in the downtown Toronto riding just two d...
Sep 24, 2021
'People will suffer and will die': Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun
EDMONTON - The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta. Dr. Paul Parks said that in recent days some critically ill...
Sep 24, 2021
School disruption, 'long COVID,' all factors in choice to vaccinate young kids: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor says safety data won't be the only factor public health officials and parents will have to consider when deciding whether or not to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19. ...
Sep 24, 2021
Meat packers call for changes to foreign worker cap to address labour shortage crisis
CALGARY, AB. -- Canadian meat packers say they are dealing with a labour shortage crisis and must be allowed to bring in more temporary foreign workers.The Canadian Meat Council says there are more th...
Sep 24, 2021
Taber RCMP's phone number was used to scam people, detachment warns
TABER, AB - Members of the public are being advised of fraudulent callers claiming to with law enforcement agencies.Taber RCMP have been notified that the detachment's phone number was "spoofed" and u...
Sep 24, 2021
Joshua weighs in much heavier than Usyk ahead of title fight
LONDON (AP) - Oleksandr Usyk is giving up 19 pounds (9 kilograms) on world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for their fight on Saturday. Usyk, the challenger from Ukraine, tipped the scales at 221 ...
Sep 24, 2021
Brooks-Med Hat MLA under fire from her own constituency board
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Michaela Glasgo is facing some jarring criticism from her own constituency board today.Local UCP association president Jeremiah Benoit says Glasgo has refuse...
Sep 24, 2021