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OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau sought to ease the concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak on a day where financial markets dropped along with the price of oil, and the Liberals said they were preparing help for a worst-case economic scen

OTTAWA — NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus wants the Liberal government to stop the RCMP's use of controversial facial-recognition software. The U.S.

Stettler and area residents going to the local healthcare centre’s emergency room may see some unfamiliar faces there.

Town of Castor council found out during their regular meeting Feb. 24 that questions still remain around grant funding for summer student positions.

OTTAWA — A top Trump administration adviser on telecommunications met Monday with officials in Ottawa as Canada continues working on whether to allow Chinese firm Huawei to participate in its new 5G wireless internet network. The U.S.

Castor town council tweaked the fire chief’s role and dealt with several other items at their regular council meeting Feb. 24.

Town of Castor councillors will lower the price of a lot that has been described as too expensive by prospective buyers. Council discussed the issue at their Feb. 24 regular meeting.

Big Valley village council may tweak the way it handles utility billing. The issue was discussed at the Feb. 27 regular meeting of council.

Castor town council decided at their Feb. 24 regular meeting to examine how other communities handle sea cans in residential areas, after a local resident asked the town to approve them for storage use.

The Consort RCMP detachment is trying its best to get members into local communities, but the NCO says homes aren’t always easy to come by. Consort acting commander Cpl. Chad Salmi spoke to Castor town council at their regular meeting Feb. 24.