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Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are ready for a made-for-TV rematch at a time when fans are craving live action. And this time, they'll have company. Turner Sports says quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyto...
Apr 22, 2020
'We have flattened the curve:' Saskatchewan may reopen some businesses in May
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says some businesses that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic could reopen next month. In a televised address from the legislature Wednesday, a first ...
Apr 22, 2020
Escalating healthcare crisis in rural Alberta: NDP Critic
Rural healthcare in Alberta is in the grip of a serious and escalating crisis.On an almost daily basis, we are learning of doctors in rural communities being forced to resign from their local hospital...
Apr 22, 2020
No beef shortage expected, despite plant closure amid COVID-19 outbreak
OTTAWA, AB. -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the country shouldn't expect beef shortages due to the temporary closure of a large processing facility after a COVID-19 outbreak, but prices may go u...
Apr 22, 2020 Cattle on the range -- LNN
Alberta public pension manager loses big in oilpatch investments: analysis
Alberta's public pension manager has lost millions after investing in smaller energy companies at a time when the entire sector is in decline, an analysis has found.The left-wing think tank Progress A...
Apr 22, 2020
Low number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta has premier cautiously optimistic
The relatively low number of hospitalizations in Alberta from COVID-19 has the province's premier looking ahead, albeit cautiously. There are currently 70 people in hospital for virus-related cases as...
Apr 22, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks during a news conference on April 22.
Alberta launches programs to connect, honour volunteers
Anyone in Alberta who is able to safely volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic is being encouraged to do so. The province is launching the Alberta Cares Connector to connect Albertans with volunteer o...
Apr 22, 2020
Think things are bad for airlines? It's about to get worse
The biggest and most profitable U.S. airline just posted its first quarterly loss in more than five years. Now things are going to get really bad. Delta Air Lines Inc. reported Wednesday that it lost ...
Apr 22, 2020
Two more COVID-19 cases in Central zone
The number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta has risen by 306 to a total of 3,401.Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement during a news conference Wednesday afternoon, noting that 4,151 tests for the vi...
Apr 22, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney
MacLean sisters draw on Olympic swim careers, each other during pandemic
Heather MacLean was walking into Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital for a night shift recently when she heard people shouting her name. "I'm talking on the phone walking into the hospital," the Olymp...
Apr 22, 2020