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New permit will put some builds on the fast track
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A new Fast Track Permit process will change when builders can start construction on new single detached dwellings in new neighbourhoods.Under the city's current system, approval of ...
Jan 20, 2021
Three injured in fire at grain elevator west of Brooks, say RCMP
BROOKS, AB - Three workers were transported to hospital following a grain elevator fire near Brooks on Wednesday.The injuries are considered non-life-threatening, say Brooks RCMP, who responded with t...
Jan 20, 2021
Italian police find stolen copy of Leonardo 'Salvator Mundi'
ROME - Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century "Salvator Mundi" painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church during the pandemic without ...
Jan 20, 2021
Comforting rituals show in media's depiction of inauguration
NEW YORK - After Air Force One took Donald Trump out of Washington, an unusual Inauguration Day quickly felt more traditional - even comforting - for people watching at home. Sure, security ringed the...
Jan 20, 2021
Lawyer says ex-royal staff will shed light on Meghan letter
LONDON - A lawyer for the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper said Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex had no reasonable expectation of privacy for a letter she sent to her estranged father after h...
Jan 20, 2021
After a strong start, Calgary Flames get early breather in short NHL season
CALGARY - Just three games into a condensed season, the Calgary Flames are already on a break. A 2-0-1 start for five points out of a possible six is momentum the Flames will try to carry through thei...
Jan 20, 2021
Indigenous services minister says Quebec premier should show 'humanity' to homeless
OTTAWA - Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is criticizing the Quebec premier's refusal to exempt homeless people from the provincewide curfew. Miller reacted today to the recent death o...
Jan 20, 2021
For a splintered nation, a delicate moment of continuity
When it gazes into the mirror, the United States does not generally see a land of process and procedure. It sees what it has wanted to see since the beginning - a place of action and results and volum...
Jan 20, 2021
Students at VP Kamala Harris's Montreal alma mater say her rise serves as inspiration
MONTREAL - Students at Montreal's Westmount High School spent Wednesday morning watching a former graduate ascend to one of the highest political offices in the world, with Kamala Harris's new post as...
Jan 20, 2021
WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19.
Jan 20, 2021