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COVID-19 and the recent collapse in oil prices are being blamed for what is described as a historic deficit in Alberta.On Thursday, the government released its first quarter report for 2020-21, and it...
Aug 27, 2020
A Statistics Canada report suggests that more than half of Canadians with disabilities who participated in a crowdsourced survey are struggling to make ends meet because of the financial imp...
Aug 27, 2020
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-hander Taijuan Walker from the Seattle Mariners, bolstering a starting rotation missing three pitchers to injury. Toronto traded a player to be...
Aug 27, 2020
Two people charged in an alleged biker gang-related home invasion and kidnapping incident in central Alberta two years ago will go to trial later this year.Kevin Michael Fix, 37, of Red Deer, and Josh...
Aug 27, 2020
OTTAWA, ON- The Honourable Salma Lakhani began her tenure as Her Majesty the Queen's representative in Alberta, during a formal installation at the Alberta Legislature.In her remarks during the ceremo...
Aug 27, 2020
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are "absurd and silly." "If they want to protest,...
Aug 27, 2020
Discussions were underway Thursday regarding immediate plans for the top North American pro sports leagues after several games were postponed a day earlier in the wake of a police ...
Aug 27, 2020
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are "absurd and silly." "If they want to protest,...
Aug 27, 2020
LOS ANGELES - Sean Penn has expanded his fight against the coronavirus beyond his own expectations. The Oscar winner's disaster relief organization CORE has gone from providing 6,500 tests in a couple...
Aug 27, 2020
TORONTO, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced up to $2 billion for provinces and territories as part of the Safe Return to Class Fund.Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday morning, sayin...
Aug 27, 2020