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Navy recalls ships, orders physical distancing on board due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is pulling a number of ships back from overseas missions and imposing strict rules around physical distancing at sea as the military prepares to respond to the pandemi...
Apr 02, 2020
Canadian international Lindsay Agnew savours soccer experience Down Under
Lindsay Agnew has had plenty of time to ponder her recent soccer adventure Down Under. The Canadian international has been in self-isolation in Florida since returning from Australia where she pl...
Apr 02, 2020
Limited sexual-health services could lead to unplanned pregnancies: advocates
OTTAWA - Sexual-health advocates say limited access to services and contraceptives because of COVID-19 is likely to lead to a surge in unintended pregnancies. Darrah Teitel with Action Canada for Sexu...
Apr 02, 2020
Internal audit of Scheer's expenses turns up money on school, clothes, minivan
OTTAWA - An internal audit of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's expenses has found the outgoing party chief spent $18,000 a year on private parochial school for his children. A senior Conservative s...
Apr 02, 2020
In another century, another pandemic ended Stanley Cup final
SEATTLE - The Seattle Metropolitans were 20 minutes from a second Stanley Cup title in the spring of 1919, 20 minutes from adding their names to the trophy again. Odie Cleghorn's goal for the Montreal...
Apr 02, 2020
Veteran linebacker Marcus Ball not ready to call it a career just yet
Marcus Ball isn't finished with football just yet. The veteran linebacker says he's been medically cleared to resume running and cutting after suffering a season-ending knee injury last year with the ...
Apr 02, 2020
Province, Feds reach agreement to boost meat inspector capacity
The Government of Alberta is partnering with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to increase food inspector capacity.Training to allow provincial meat inspectors to be deployed into high-priori...
Apr 02, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo
Drayton Valley Ford offering free errand services for residents in isolation
Drayton Valley Ford is offering to lend a helping hand during these trying times.The dealership is offering an Errand Service, free of charge to local residents. If anyone needs groceries picked up, a...
Apr 02, 2020
Andrew Lloyd Webber shares musicals online; actor diagnosed
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...
Apr 02, 2020
Red Deer postpones Point in Time Homeless Count
The City of Red Deer has postponed the 2020 Point in Time Homeless Count due to the COVID-19 situation. The count had been scheduled for Tuesday, April 7. A new date has not been announced. The Point ...
Apr 02, 2020