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Province to spend $15 million on CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients
The Alberta government announced Monday morning that it will fund a $15 million cancer therapy program, accessible in Calgary and Edmonton.The treatment is known as CAR T-cell therapy, and is used on ...
Aug 24, 2020
Mexican students start new school year from home
MEXICO CITY - Millions of Mexican school children returned to classes, but not schools, on Monday as the government attempted to start a new school year despite the challenges of the pandemic. A syste...
Aug 24, 2020
Bubble fatigue cited as mental challenge during NHL playoffs
The hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL's two playoff bubbles isn't exactly glamorous. Having spent nearly a month cooped up at the tunnel-connect...
Aug 24, 2020
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry diagnosed with left ankle sprain
Kyle Lowry has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, the Toronto Raptors announced Monday. The six-time all-star guard suffered the injury when he stepped on the foot of Chris Chiozza late in the f...
Aug 24, 2020
Climate change rears ugly head as Republicans rally re-election effort
WASHINGTON - Climate change, an issue all but forgotten in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is roaring back to the forefront just as Donald Trump's Republicans begin their sprint to the No...
Aug 24, 2020
Calkins and Dreeshen react to O'Toole's win of Conservative leadership
Red Deer's two MPs have weighed in on the election of Erin O'Toole to the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.O'Toole won the vote on the third ballot Sunday night after long delays reporte...
Aug 24, 2020
CFL offering fans the chance to have their name on new Grey Cup base
TORONTO - The Grey Cup won't be presented this season, but fans will get a chance to have their name associated with the iconic trophy. The CFL is allowing fans to have their ...
Aug 24, 2020
Fishing provides veteran horse trainer Mark Casse with timely breaks
For many, a break from work means grabbing a cup of coffee or tea. When Mark Casse needs to get away from it all, the veteran horse trainer reaches for a fishing rod. Roughly a 60-metre (200 foot) wal...
Aug 24, 2020
J Balvin, Roddy Ricch no longer performing at MTV VMAs
NEW YORK - Grammy-winning rapper Roddy Ricch and Colombian superstar J Balvin will no longer perform at the MTV Video Music Awards. Ricch announced his cancellation in a statement posted to Instagram ...
Aug 24, 2020
Garneau, Champagne pan Iran's report on downing of PS752 as limited, selective
OTTAWA - Two federal cabinet ministers say they expect more answers from Iranian officials about an air strike that downed a passenger plane earlier this year, killing everyone on board. Transport Min...
Aug 24, 2020