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Ottawa Senators acquire goalie Matt Murray from the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pierre Dorion had already received calls about the 33rd pick in the NHL draft moments after the first round ended Tuesday night. The Ottawa Senators general manager didn't end up parting with that sel...
Oct 7, 2020
AP source: 2 more Titans positives, Pats cancel practice
NASHVILLE - Tennessee will not be returning to the team's facility Wednesday after two more players tested positive amid the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, and the New England Patriots have cancelled ...
Oct 7, 2020
Child advocacy centre welcomes new facility dog
The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre is excited to announce their newest member of the team: Quinn, the CACAC Facility Dog. The centre has long awaited their own facility dog, and is elated to we...
Oct 7, 2020
Alberta government chooses PwC to advise on provincial police force
The concept of implementing a provincial police service in Alberta is in the hands of one of the world's largest business advisory services.The Government of Alberta announced Wednesday that PwC will ...
Oct 7, 2020
Wildlife officers answering dangerous police calls deserve more money: Union
EDMONTON - If Alberta wants fish and wildlife officers to take on some of the most dangerous parts of police work, it should pay them accordingly, their union said Tuesday.Mike Dempsey of the Alberta ...
Oct 7, 2020
Cases drop in Quebec but hospitalizations creep up in hardest-hit provinces
There were some small positive signs in COVID-19 data reported from Quebec and Ontario today, even as hospitalizations inched upwards in Canada's two most populous provinces. New cases in Quebec dropp...
Oct 7, 2020
Few to use new sickness benefit for COVID-19 diagnosis, PBO suggests in new report
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says relatively little of the government's new sickness benefit will go to people who have tested positive for COVID-19.In a report this morning, the parliament...
Oct 7, 2020
Boston delays school reopening plan after virus cases surge
BOSTON - The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city's coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday. "...
Oct 7, 2020
Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had deemed "overtly sexual." Jackso...
Oct 7, 2020
Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ...
Oct 7, 2020