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Parachute demo at Nats Park causes brief Capitol evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat" - but the plane was actually carrying members of...
Apr 20, 2022
Dr. Hinshaw on COVID-19: Virus circulation and hospital admissions increasing
Beginning the week of March 23, Alberta Health is only sharing new COVID-19 data with the public on Wednesdays, barring extenuating circumstances. rdnewsNOW will continue to report them as they are up...
Apr 20, 2022
Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs, officials said Wednesday. It ca...
Apr 20, 2022
Province introduces legislation to give Albertans utility rebates
Albertans could soon get some much-needed relief on their utility bills.The provincial government has introduced Bill 18, the Utility Commodity Rebate Act, which would enable rebates for more than 1.9...
Apr 20, 2022
Russian, Belarusian players allowed at National Bank Open, for now
Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to participate in the upcoming National Bank Open tennis tournaments this August in Toronto and Montreal, at least for now. Tennis Canada told The Canadi...
Apr 20, 2022
WATCH: Dr. Hinshaw, Minister Copping to give COVID-19 update at 3:30
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's top doctor, and Health Minister Jason Copping will deliver a COVID-19 update at 3:30 on Wednesday.The province has only been updating COVID-19 numbers on Wednesdays s...
Apr 20, 2022
Senators snap Canucks' six-game win streak with 4-3 shootout victory
VANCOUVER - The Ottawa Senators knew what a win would mean for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday - and the visitors were eager to play spoiler. The Canucks came in looking to extend a six-game win stre...
Apr 20, 2022
Martin St. Louis pushes forward with rebuilding Canadiens: 'Elite hockey mind'
Martin St. Louis had a pretty good sense of what he was getting into. The Hall of Fame forward played 16 NHL seasons, won a Stanley Cup, captured major awards, experienced international success, and f...
Apr 20, 2022
B.C. conservation group moves thousands of salmon that will produce millions of eggs
Tim Kulchyski says salmon used to be so plentiful off Vancouver Island that they would shake his Cowichan ancestors' dugout canoes as they collided in the waters of the Salish Sea. No longer. Pacific ...
Apr 20, 2022
Boxing star Mandy Bujold retires, leaving sport a better place for female athletes
Mandy Bujold's boxing career didn't end as she'd envisioned. Five years after illness ruined her chances at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the 11-time national flyweight champion had dreamed of capturing a me...
Apr 20, 2022