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Peter MacKay suggests Magnitsky Act should be used against China for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership hopeful Peter MacKay says the Magnitsky Act ought to be used if there's evidence specific individuals suppressed or falsified information about COVID-19 in China. MacK...
May 08, 2020

A father reads a daughter's account of pain, joy, love amid his COVID-19 battle
HALIFAX - As Rick Cameron rests and rehabilitates his body from its war with COVID-19, he has a story to read through to fill in the gaps of his journey. It is the detail...
May 08, 2020

Virtual parliamentary proceedings cause spike in injuries for interpreters
OTTAWA - Virtual sittings of the House of Commons and parliamentary committees are causing headaches for interpreters - literally. Coping with iffy audio quality, occasional feedback loops, new t...
May 08, 2020

Ex-ABA commish Mike Storen, dad of Hannah Storm, dies at 84
Mike Storen, a former ABA commissioner and multisport marketing whiz and the father of ESPN broadcaster Hannah Storm, died Thursday. He was 84. Storm said her father died at Emory University Hospital ...
May 07, 2020

Free online crime prevention presentations
During the month of May, the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre is offering a series of free online crime prevention presentations. Alberta's Crime Prevention Week is May 10 to May 16, 2020. The ...
May 07, 2020

Hair stylists want guidance from the province before reopening
Local hair stylists are joining their colleagues across the province in saying the government's plan to allow personal services such as hairstyling and barbershops to reopen as early as May 14 just do...
May 07, 2020

Suspects arrested in Maskwacis area homicide
Two people have been charged in connection to a homicide last month in the Maskwacis area.Just after 8:15 a.m. on April 12, Maskwacis RCMP responded to a report of an unresponsive male lying on Herman...
May 07, 2020

Pandemic highlights existing barriers for those with communication disabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to advocates across the co...
May 07, 2020

Supreme Court to review Ontario ruling that jeopardized multiple verdicts
TORONTO - Canada's highest court agreed Thursday to review an Ontario ruling that could cause scores of criminal cases in that province to be thrown out over how changes ...
May 07, 2020

More help coming for Alberta farmers and ranchers: Kenney
Premier Jason Kenney has announced a fed-cattle set aside program that will allow farmers and ranchers to hold on to cattle at a maintenance -feed rate so the supply of cattle can drop closer to deman...
May 07, 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)