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LA County restricts in-person dining due to COVID-19 cases
Los Angeles County announced new coronavirus-related restrictions Sunday that will prohibit in-person dining for at least three weeks as cases rise at the start of the holiday season and officials sta...
Nov 22, 2020
New COVID-19 restrictions coming into effect as case numbers soar across Canada
Regions across Canada braced for a host of new public health restrictions on Sunday as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic sent case counts soaring from coast to coast.Surging case counts that re...
Nov 22, 2020
Red Deer with 126 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta sets another daily record
For the fourth day in a row Alberta has set a daily record with 1,584 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday. That's out of 19,472 tests completed over the past 24 hours - a positivity rate of 8.1 p...
Nov 22, 2020
Government lockdown forces Woodbine Entertainment to end thoroughbred season early
TORONTO - A thoroughbred racing season that was delayed due to COVID-19 is also ending prematurely because of the pandemic. Woodbine Entertainment has announced that Sunday will be the final day of th...
Nov 22, 2020
'I am one of yours forever,' departing Serge Ibaka tells Raptors fans
TORONTO - He may be leaving Toronto, but Serge Ibaka says he'll always be a Raptor. The 31-year-old took to social media Sunday to dole out thanks for his time with the team, saying "the love I have r...
Nov 22, 2020
US Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the 1st time
The U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2021 were elected virtually this year for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, though that didn't extinguish enthusiasm among the 32 students...
Nov 22, 2020
UFCW Local 401 pens letter to Kenney calling for mask policy
CALGARY, AB- The union that represents tens of thousands of food service and grocery employees have penned a letter to premier Jason Kenney and major grocery store chains calling for a mandatory mask ...
Nov 22, 2020
Premier in no-win situation with pandemic says political scientist
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With growing calls for more strident public health restrictions washing up against the hard rocks of trying to keep the provincial economy running, a city political scientist says i...
Nov 22, 2020
Man killed in Thorsby rollover
A 23-year-old man died a single-vehicle rollover Saturday night near Thorsby. An RCMP release says the crash happened at about 9:45 p.m. A pickup truck headed eastbound on Highway 39 was approaching a...
Nov 22, 2020
Trudeau joins G20 in promising COVID-19 aid to poor nations, rejecting protectionism
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joining fellow leaders at the G20 in a promise to provide more assistance to poor countries battered by COVID-19, including the provision of vaccines for all....
Nov 22, 2020