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Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries
OTTAWA - As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, there are countries where no school at all is the only option. One is Lebanon, where th...
Sep 15, 2020
Sylvan Lake library turfs overdue fines
Sylvan Lake Municipal Library has eliminated all overdue fines for library materials, effective immediately. All existing overdue fines are forgiven, except for lost or damaged materials. "We want to ...
Sep 15, 2020
Stars GM Jim Nill says Rick Bowness has earned Dallas Stars coaching job
EDMONTON - Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill says interim head coach Rick Bowness has "earned the right" to come back behind the bench, but says the decision will come after the Stanley Cup f...
Sep 15, 2020
Famed jewel thief, surf champ 'Murf the Surf' dies at 83
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jack "Murf the Surf" Murphy, who was behind one of the biggest jewel heists in U.S. history, gained membership in a surfing hall of fame and served time for murder, has died in ...
Sep 15, 2020
Jardine recognized as assistant coach for World Jr. A Challenge
The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Monday the coaching staffs of Canada East and Canada West, who had been chosen to guide their respective sides at the 2020 World Junior A Challenge. The tou...
Sep 15, 2020
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on schedule and on budget after one year, says CEO
CALGARY - A year after construction was allowed to restart on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, it's chief executive says it is on budget and on schedule for completion by the end of 2022.In an i...
Sep 15, 2020
Kenney says cross-country Energy East pipeline remains a possibility
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says new federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was just stating the obvious when he indicated the Energy East pipeline project was off the table in a conversation with t...
Sep 15, 2020
Liberals don't plan to cut military spending to rein in deficit: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is dismissing suggestions the federal government is planning to take an axe to military spending as it seeks to get the federal deficit under control during COV...
Sep 15, 2020
At-home learning and fewer enrolments leads to smaller classes at Wild Rose School Division
It's been over two weeks since schools have re-opened to in-class learning at Wild Rose School Division, but not all parents have taken that route.The division announced in August that if anyone felt ...
Sep 15, 2020
World Series at Arlington, first time at one site since 1944
NEW YORK - The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers' new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association, th...
Sep 15, 2020