Skip to content
×
VOTE NOW: 2025 Best of Town&Country
Join Our Newsletters
Sign in or register for your free account
Messages
Post a Listing
Your Listings
Your Profile
Your Subscriptions
Your Likes
Your Business
Payment History
Sign Out
Registered Users
Already have an account?
Sign In
New Users
Create a free account.
Register
Sign up for Daily Headlines
Sign up for Notifications
Contact Us
Home
News
Local News
Local Sports
Athabasca News
Barrhead News
Westlock News
Opinion
Beyond Local
Alberta News
Alberta Sports
Indigenous Alberta
Climate
National News
National Agriculture
National Business
National Entertainment
National Sports
Election
2025 Municipal Election
Features
Spotlight
Contests
Road Report
Lowest Gas Prices
Adopt a Pet
Athabasca Advocate Digital Edition
Barrhead Leader Digital Edition
Westlock News Digital Edition
Dear Abby
Horoscopes
38th Annual Breeders Directory
Hot Summer Guide
VOTE: Best of Town&Country Readers' Choice Awards
Obits
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Events
View Events
- Submit an Event
- Advertise in Calendar
Discover
Shop Local: Business Directory
Pets
Restaurants
Classifieds: All Listings
- Post an Ad
- My Ads
- My Account
Auctions
Garage Sales
Special Occasions
Auction
Eats
All Restaurants
Barbecue
Breakfast
Delivery
Diner
Greek
Lunch
Sandwiches & Soup
Seafood
Steakhouse
Sushi
Jobs
Public Notices
General Notices
Legal Notices
Municipal Notices
Provincial Notices
Connect
About Us
Contact Us
Sign Up for our FREE Newsletters
Make Us Your Home Page
Sign up for notifications
Find Us on Social Media
Advertising & Marketing
Great West Digital Agency
TownandCountryTODAY on Threads
Search Type
Site
Listings
Directory
Search
Home
World News
World News
Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday.
Aug 21, 2021 7:42 PM
Read more >
Though young and healthy, unvaccinated father dies of COVID
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Healthy and in their 30s, Christina and Josh Tidmore figured they were low-risk for COVID-19.
Aug 21, 2021 5:17 PM
Read more >
Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota closed due to fire
FINLAND, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Saturday closed the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota as the largest active wildfire in the state threatens the 1-million-acre property.
Aug 21, 2021 4:11 PM
Read more >
Coastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a state of emergency for parts of the state, imploring those in New York to take warnings seriously ahead of Hurricane Henri.
Aug 21, 2021 11:58 AM
Read more >
IS threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a senior U.S.
Aug 21, 2021 10:28 AM
Read more >
Hurricane Henri: What to know as rare storm heads north
NEW YORK (AP) — Here's everything to know about this weekend's weather that's tropical in name, but far from its titular home: HUH, A HURRICANE IS HITTING NEW ENGLAND? Maybe! Rare tropical weather is making its way up off the Atlantic coast of the U.
Aug 21, 2021 9:07 AM
Read more >
Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: 'We will get you home'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pledged firmly on Friday to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan — and Afghans who aided the war effort, too — even as countless would-be evacuees struggled to get past crushing crowds, Taliban airport check
Aug 20, 2021 2:09 PM
Read more >
US appeals court refuses to end CDC's eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday allowed a federal COVID-19-related pause on evictions to remain in place, setting up a likely battle before the nation’s highest court. A three-judge panel of the U.S.
Aug 20, 2021 12:31 PM
Read more >
Malaysian king picks ex-deputy PM as nation's new leader
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s longest-governing political party reclaimed the premiership it lost in a shock 2018 election defeat, after the king on Friday named its candidate, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, as the country’s new leader.
Aug 20, 2021 3:32 AM
Read more >
Texas Democrats return, end 38-day holdout over voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended Thursday when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C.
Aug 19, 2021 5:22 PM
Read more >
<<
<
1350
1351
1352
1353
1354
1355
>
>>
×
Be the first to read breaking stories.
Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks
Subscribe
No thanks
Subscribe