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Federal court rules in favor of elected PBCN Urban Councillor
Clarisse Lecoq is the rightful urban councillor for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) according to a decision this week from the Federal Court of Appeal.Lecoq was elected last August and received 40...
Dec 16, 2020
Province records 169 new COVID-19 cases
There are 169 new COVID-19 cases reported today, Dec. 16. The majority of the new cases are in the northern half of the province. The latest tally brings the provincial total to 12,594. For more detai...
Dec 16, 2020
'Feisty' Calgary infant gaining weight and alert after recovering from COVID-19
CALGARY - When five-day-old Nora Forrest was first hospitalized with COVID-19, her parents didn't know if she would survive. "We weren't sure that we're bringing her back home or we're going to bring ...
Dec 16, 2020
Food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic linked to poor mental health: StatCan
OTTAWA - A new report from Statistics Canada suggests Canadians who dealt with food insecurity during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring were more likely to perceive their mental heal...
Dec 16, 2020
Response crews to spend holiday at site of historic cargo ship fuel leak
BLIGH ISLAND - The Canadian Coast Guard says fuel leaking from a historic shipwreck in a popular marine park off the coast of Vancouver Island has been confirmed on shore and oiled at least two animal...
Dec 16, 2020
Breeders' Cup Classic, Queen's Plate champion Awesome Again dies at age 26
GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Awesome Again, one of the top Canadian-bred thoroughbred race horses in history, has died.The horse died Tuesday at age 26, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Homes in Kentucky said...
Dec 16, 2020
Fed keeps rate near zero but sees brighter economy in 2021
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying government bonds until the economy makes "substantial" progress, a step intended to reassure financial markets and keep long-te...
Dec 16, 2020
Vaccinations reach nursing homes, as California faces crisis
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - The first COVID-19 vaccinations are underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus has killed upwards of 110,000 people, even as the nation struggles to contain a surge so alarm...
Dec 16, 2020
Champagne keen to partner with new Biden administration on climate, COVID-19
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the incoming Biden administration in the United States will help stabilize the world order and give North America a good shot at beat...
Dec 16, 2020
Volunteers make large donation to NESPCA through mask fundraiser
It is the season of giving and a pair of volunteers for the North East SPCA (NESPCA) have taken that to the next level.A $16,000 donation to the NESPCA was brought in through sales of masks over a num...
Dec 16, 2020