Adina Bresge The Canadian Press \As concerns about internationally imported COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking – and increasingly, ordering – people to find alternative accommodations so they can self-isolate safely. Here are some examples of how hotels and quarantine facilities are being used to […]
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Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said on Friday it was still unknown whether the stay at home order will be ending this week or not, though an announcement is expected today or tomorrow. “I know that small businesses in our […]
The Canadian Press AIRDRIE, Alta. – Ryan Straschnitzki says there is nothing like the feel of being back on the ice. The former Humboldt Bronco junior hockey player, paralyzed from the chest down when a semi-trailer blew through a stop sign and into his team’s bus three years ago in […]
During the warmer temperatures of last week Doug and Solly Mcbride headed out on Rainy Lake on a search for some fresh walleyes. We did catch 5 nice eater walleyes and Solly caught this huge northern pike that would have hit the 20lb mark! A couple quick pictures and this […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON – The Edmonton Football Team says it has a shortlist of seven candidates for its new name. Elk, Evergreens, Evergolds, Eclipse, Elkhounds, Eagles and Elements are listed as possibilities on an online survey released Monday. The CFL team dropped the name Eskimos last year. It followed […]
The Canadian Press SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland – The women’s world curling championship has been cancelled for a second straight year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Curling Federation says it had to cancel the March 19-28 competition in Schaffhausen, Switzerland after Swiss health authorities decided not to support the event. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce plans today to reopen the province following its state of emergency. A senior government source who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter says Ford will announce that the state of emergency declared last month […]
Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s first case of a highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that originated in Brazil was discovered in Toronto on Sunday, the day before the province was expected to unveil its plan to emerge from a month-long state of emergency. The patient, who is now […]
Gus and Mabel aren’t letting a lockdown get them down – they’re out loving their daily 8th St. Trail walks. If you have a picture of what life looks like for your household under lockdown, take a picture and send it to us, so we can share it with other […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Air Canada says it will pause all operations of its Rouge aircraft indefinitely and lay off 80 employees starting Feb. 8. The airline’s announcement comes as Canadian airlines suspend all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean at the request of the federal government. The company says its […]
Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose crisis. “We deeply regret that we did not adequately acknowledge the tragic consequences of […]
