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The ACT Accelerator is part of a global effort to ensure low- and middle-income countries have equitable access to medical treatments during the pandemic.

An incident involving the RCMP’s tactical team and canine unit in Okotoks has been resolved peacefully.

Statistics Canada says that while credit market debt increased by 1.6 per cent in the third quarter, household disposable incomes fell 3.1 per cent as Canadians recovered from job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the approaching COVID-19 vaccine rollout, insisting that dropping our guards could have deadly consequences as federal forecasts predict the outbreak's death toll coul

The energy company says it will fund the spending program through cash from operations and unspent credit.

The 16-year-old is in Grade 11 at Eagle Butte High School in Dunmore, Alberta and has been working on the farm for as long as he can remember.

Trudeau agreed the federal share of annual funding for health care must increase and said he's willing to discuss that longer-term issue once the pandemic is over. He gave no timeline for that but suggested it could be up to three years away.

The COVID-19 pandemic is stoking fear and fuelling social and economic instability, creating conditions that intensify conspiratorial thinking, she said, adding she's concerned that young people are particularly vulnerable.

West Edmonton Mall said in an email that it's working closely with Alberta Health Services and the province on all restrictions and guidelines, including capacity.

The Calgary Police Service responded to his conviction with a statement that says Dunn's status as an officer is under review in light of the judge's ruling and that penalties up to and including dismissal are possible.