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Alberta government providing relief from high inflation for residents in continuing care
EDMONTON, AB - The province is providing some relief for continuing care residents.Alberta's government aims to reduce the impact of high inflation on continuing care residents by paying the first thr...
Apr 06, 2022
Group of rural municipalities opposes provincial police force
NISKU, AB -- An independent association comprising of counties and municipal districts says it opposes a proposal from the Alberta government to create a provincial police force. Late last year, Premi...
Apr 06, 2022
Province providing incentive to control wild boar
EDMONTON, AB - The province has developed a new program to control wild boar.The Wild Boar Control Program is a new coordinated approach that includes an expanded trapping and control initiative, comp...
Apr 06, 2022
Live updates | Moscow says talks with Ukraine are continuing
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says negotiations with Ukraine are continuing despite allegations of war crimes against civilians in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha. Peskov said Wednesday the talks continued...
Apr 06, 2022
Greece: Hospital fire in COVID-19 ward leaves 1 dead
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - Fire broke out Wednesday morning in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, leaving one person dead and two seriously injured, firefight...
Apr 06, 2022
Health sector human resources crisis, Broncos memorial : In The News for April 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Apr 06, 2022
Health workers have a small budget request to tackle the Canadian care crisis: a plan
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to table a budget Thursday against the backdrop of several national and international emergencies and major funding commitments. Chief on that list is addressing...
Apr 06, 2022
Car rams Russian Embassy gate in Romania, driver dead
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A car crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital early Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing the driver, police said. The sedan rammed into th...
Apr 06, 2022
Former Trump appointee advances in California House election
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former Trump administration appointee Connie Conway has advanced to a June runoff in a California special election to fill a U.S. House seat left vacant after Republican Rep. Devin ...
Apr 05, 2022
McDavid's OT goal leads Oilers past Sharks 2-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Connor McDavid scored 31 seconds into overtime to extend his points streak to 14 games and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Tuesday night for thei...
Apr 05, 2022