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Grand Forks’ top paramedic opens up in rare interview

Jamie Grant took the helm at Grand Forks’ Paramedic Station 408 in February. Photo: Laurie Tritschler

Jamie Grant took over Station 408 in February

by Laurie Tritschler
1h ago

The Latest

Federal modelling warns of 4th COVID wave driven by Delta if reopening is too fast
- 2h ago
Showers in forecast for some B.C. wildfires, but lightning also possible
- updated 2h ago
Grand Forks’ court hears growing bylaw dispute
- 10h ago
Crown changes tack in sexual assault case against Grand Forks man
‘You really took advantage of her,’ judge tells Grand Forks man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault
- updated 52 mins ago

Farmgate sales of meat have been restricted in B.C. since new federal rules took effect in 2001. (B.C. government photo)

B.C. issuing new farmgate licences to allow meat sales this fall

by Tom Fletcher

5 mins ago

Kat, Siyam and pilot Brent Bidson in front of Bidson’s Cessna that took the trio to Golden and Kelowna and back in one day for Siyam’s treatment. (Photo submitted)

Angel Flights has inaugural Golden flight

by Claire Palmer

8 mins ago

Appeal Court convicts Calgary man who attacked woman while he was high on mushrooms

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Conservatives push feds to ensure Canadians who got mixed vaccines can travel abroad

by The Canadian Press

4h ago

Alberta to end isolation rules for COVID-19 cases, close contacts as cases rise

A fireball erupts above a grass fire on Highway 3, between Grand Forks and Christina Lake Wednesday afternoon, July 28. Photo: Laurie Tritschler

Firefighters put out grass fire east of Grand Forks

A semi-trailer lies upside down after spilling its load on Highway 3, east of Midway, Tuesday, July 27. Photo: Submitted

Semi-trailer rolls over on Highway 3, near Village of Midway

Mary Simon speaks during an announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general — the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

VIDEO: Mary Simon becomes Canada’s 1st Indigenous governor general

Biden orders tough new mandatory vaccination rules for federal workers

Pushback to Biden’s action is certain

by Associated Press

20 mins ago

Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, responds to questions after a social housing funding announcement in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Freeland says the government is extending pandemic aid programs by an extra month beyond the previously planned end date. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Freeland says Liberals will extend aid programs to October because of uneven rebound

Freeland says the government is also freezing rates for the wage and rent subsidies at current levels

by The Canadian Press

1h ago

Olympic women’s boxing is bigger, deeper, better in Tokyo

Nine years after London debut, women’s boxing is flattening all kinds of milestones in Tokyo

by The Canadian Press

updated 2h ago

Mexico’s Chelsea Gonzales hits a single in the sixth inning of a softball game against Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Mexico boxers accuse country’s softball players of throwing away Olympic apparel

All but one member of Mexico’s 15-woman Olympic roster was born in the United States

by The Canadian Press

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