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Venezuela socialist party boss announces he has COVID-19
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello has announced that he is sick with COVID-19. The man considered the second-most powerful person in Venezuela after President Nico...
Jul 09, 2020

Central Zone with 11 active COVID-19 cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Central Zone nearly doubled on Thursday, going from six on to 11. Two of the new active cases are in Red Deer County, while the city of Red Deer now has thre...
Jul 09, 2020

McDonald's reopening for take-out nationwide following successful trial run
McDonald's is beginning to welcome patrons back into its restaurants nationwide.The full reopening comes after the chain successfully reintroduced take-out at 30 test locations across Canada.Maintaini...
Jul 09, 2020

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard asks court to dismiss class-action lawsuit
NEW YORK - A Canadian fashion mogul is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted dozens of women. Peter Nygard's motion filed Wednesday in a New York court a...
Jul 09, 2020

Australian BJJ ace Craig Jones making a mark in submission wrestling
Australian Craig Jones has spent the global pandemic training with a few trusted friends in the New York area. And every few weeks, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace twists an opponent into a pretzel and fo...
Jul 09, 2020

Clearview Public Schools introduces new superintendent
The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Brenda MacDonald as Superintendent of Schools and Chief Executive Officer for Clearview Public Schools effective August 1, 2020. Ms. Mac...
Jul 09, 2020

North Atlantic right whales nearing extinction, international nature body says
OTTAWA - North Atlantic right whales are now considered one step away from complete eradication. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is moving the whales from "endangered" to "crit...
Jul 09, 2020

Canadian university football players' careers cut short by age rule, pandemic
Dozens of Canadian football players dreaming of hoisting the Vanier Cup in their fifth and final year of university eligibility have had those hopes dashed. The cancellation of the...
Jul 09, 2020

Cornish heaps lavish praise upon Canadian NCAA star Chuba Hubbard
As last season's NCAA rushing leader, Chuba Hubbard was a deserving winner of the Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian in U.S. college football. But what really impressed Cornish ...
Jul 09, 2020

Blue Jays manager Montoyo says first-round pick Martin to join camp
Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said that first-round draft pick Austin Martin is expected to join the team's summer training camp at Rogers Centre. Montoyo said the 21-year-o...
Jul 09, 2020