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Can't find a family doctor in northern Alberta? You're not alone
When Jae Storle wakes up in the morning, he checks to see if any doctors in Grande Prairie are accepting new patients. Despite his best efforts, he hasn't had a family doctor for the last three years.It's an issue he said he never faced when living in B.C. or Saskatchewan. "I just really have nobody that knows me as a doctor and can treat me," said Storle, 73.Storle has neuropathy in his feet and doesn't have someone to assess him when he gets an infection or has a problem with his toes.He eithe
5 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
With foreign meddling inquiry to release first report Friday, what do we know so far?
OTTAWA — On Friday, Canadians may get long-awaited answers about the integrity of the country's last two elections, which was thrown into question last year as reports of attempted foreign interference came to light. A federal commission of inquiry will release a report on the alleged meddling schemes. The findings follow 10 days of public inquiries into suggestions of interference by China and other foreign state actors in the 2019 and 2021 elections. If one thing from those hearings is clear,
6 min read - SportsThe Weather Network
Are the single-digit days finally behind us in southern Ontario?
May is here, so is the winter weather officially finished?
2 min read - LifestyleThe Weather Network
May is here, along with all its Canadian weather extremes
May offers signs of consistent warmer weather, but still with a fight from winter hanging on across Canada
2 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
Vets Affairs 'March holidays' post: 'In trying to be apolitical we became political'
OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs staff found themselves working over the Easter weekend, trying to explain why one of the department's social media posts didn't actually mention the holiday. Instead, the posts wished people a "happy March holiday season," prompting hundreds of questions online about what exactly constitutes the March holidays. An early draft of the post, released through an access-to-information request, lists Easter, Ramadan, Purim, St. Patrick's Day and the Spring equinox. That list
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Sask., Alberta to collaborate on nuclear power generation
Alberta and Saskatchewan will collaborate on nuclear power generation as part of memorandum of understanding unveiled Thursday morning.Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan's minister responsible for SaskPower, was joined by Nathan Neudorf, Alberta's minister for affordability and utilities, at a news conference in Regina.The agreement between the two prairie provinces will see the them share information around workforce development, nuclear supply chain, the security of supply of nuclear fuels, and the d
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Russia calls claim about its alleged military ties with North Korea inaccurate
Russia said on Thursday that Western claims that it was cooperating militarily with North Korea were inaccurate and said its relationship with Pyongyang was neither directed against third countries nor threatening to the security of the region. Reuters on April 25 reported from Washington that China was providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia, according to satellite images obtained by Reuters from Britain's Royal United Serv
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