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Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and more organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus restricti...
Sep 03, 2020

Liberals and Conservatives both say they'll stop using COVID-19 wage subsidy
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative parties say they'll no longer use the federal government's wage-subsidy program. The program to subsidize worker pay by up to 75 per cent was meant to h...
Sep 03, 2020

Children harmed by on-reserve child welfare a step closer to compensation
OTTAWA - Indigenous children and their relatives harmed by chronic underfunding of child-welfare services on reserves are a step closer to resolving claims for compensation. The federal governmen...
Sep 03, 2020

Barrett, Triano say Nash has the tools to be a successful NBA head coach
Rowan Barrett remembers seeing Steve Nash covered in sweat, putting in work on the practice floor long before he was joined by his teammates. It was back in 2010, and Barrett was watching his fri...
Sep 03, 2020

Maskwacis teen singer takes centre stage in NHL's Edmonton bubble
For 14-year-old Kiya Bruno and her family, Tuesday night was another special one.A recorded rendition of O'Canada sung by Bruno in Cree and English was played prior to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs mat...
Sep 03, 2020

Okotoks Dawgs to host 2021 WCBL All-Star Game
OKOTOKS, AB - The 2021 Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game will take place in Okotoks.The league made the announcement on Wednesday, saying an agreement couldn't be reached between the WCBL...
Sep 03, 2020

Alex Trebek expects to mark 2-year cancer survival in 2021
LOS ANGELES - Alex Trebek says he's responding exceptionally well to treatment for pancreatic cancer and expects to mark his two-year survival next February. His doctor has said he's counting on that ...
Sep 03, 2020

Virtual walk for Parkinson Association of Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Virtual events seem to be the new normal and the 8th annual Step'n Stride will also take place online.The walk is for the Parkinson Association of Alberta and it's their largest fun...
Sep 03, 2020

Medicine Hat High School to discontinue Mohawks, Kwahommies names
MEDICINE HAT, AB - For decades, the 'Mohawks' and 'Kwahommies' names have been synonymous with Medicine Hat High School's sports programs.On Thursday, Medicine Hat High School announced it will be dis...
Sep 03, 2020

Top stars at Venice Film Fest praise gender-neutral prizes
VENICE, Italy - Two stars at the Venice Film Festival, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, have praised the decision by the Berlin festival to award gender-neutral prizes, with Swinton predicting other ...
Sep 03, 2020