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Two charged after break-in and theft at Innisfail area oil lease site
Two people are facing charges following a break-in and theft at an oil lease site near Innisfail last weekend.On Mar. 28, at 9:30 a.m., Innisfail RCMP received a call of a break-in to an oil lease sit...
Apr 02, 2020
Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers
PARIS - The worldwide race to protect people against being infected by unwitting coronavirus carriers intensified Thursday, pitting governments against each other as they buy protective gear and promp...
Apr 02, 2020
Trudeau provides COVID-19 update for April 2
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...
Apr 02, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 27 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
'Lost Children' author: Writers must 'document' pandemic
NEW YORK - Cooped up at her Bronx home with her daughter and a niece because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli says she has lowered the "volume and speed" of her life. She i...
Apr 02, 2020
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest, jailed for sex abuse, granted parole
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest, who was jailed for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says in a r...
Apr 02, 2020
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest, jailed for sex abuse, granted parole
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest, who was jailed for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says in a r...
Apr 02, 2020
Russia's Putin orders month of non-work to curb coronavirus
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Thursday...
Apr 02, 2020
Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears
Tom Parisi made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-year...
Apr 02, 2020
Rugby in crisis as unions engage in 'unprecedented dialogue'
USA Rugby has filed for bankruptcy. The Australians are facing a black hole of more than $70 million. England leaders have drawn up worst-case scenarios of an even bigger financial hit. The coronaviru...
Apr 02, 2020
Supreme Court won't hear man's appeal of sentence over mother's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Winnipeg man who hoped to challenge an order to spend more time in jail for leaving his mother on a floor for weeks until she di...
Apr 02, 2020