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1,592 new COVID cases in Alberta over past weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past three days.In that time, 1,592 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing...
Oct 25, 2021
Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021
Province proposes stronger review of capital projects
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government is proposing legislation to make the decisions on capital infrastructure projects "criteria-based."If passed, the Infrastructure Accountability Act will legislate...
Oct 25, 2021
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021
Vulcan RCMP attend to fatal van-train collision
VULCAN, AB - On October 25, 2021, at approximately 10:30 am, Vulcan RCMP responded to a collision involving a large van and train in the area of Township Road 132 and the railway crossing near Range R...
Oct 25, 2021
Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP's slipping majority, leaving opponents hoping courts will block the newly...
Oct 25, 2021
Bayern star Joshua Kimmich at center of COVID vaccine debate
BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich soccer star Joshua Kimmich has found himself at the center of a debate in Germany over the merits of vaccination against the coronavirus. The 26-year-old Kimmich, tipped as...
Oct 25, 2021
Alberta shortening times for workers to have credentials recognized when moving to province
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canadians with professional credentials who are looking to move to Alberta will soon have an easier time with doing so.The Alberta Government has introduced Bill 49, the Labour Mobili...
Oct 25, 2021
Toronto Arrows re-sign Gaston Mieres, Adrian Wadden and add jumbo Australian prop
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed Uruguayan wing/fullback Gaston Mieres, the club's leading try-scorer. The 32-year-old Uruguayan, back for a fourth season in Major League Rugby, has 13 trie...
Oct 25, 2021
Final Alberta crop report of 2021 yields good and bad news
RED DEER, AB. - The final Alberta Crop Report for 2021 indicates significantly lower yields - about 37 per cent below the five-year average.Despite this, the Government of Alberta notes in a release, ...
Oct 25, 2021