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Conservation specialist says closing provincial parks won’t save money, benefit Albertans, or improve tourism
The Provincial Government has announced that it will be fully or partially closing 20 provincial parks and recreational areas, while removing 164 parks, recreation areas, and natural areas from the pa...
Mar 05, 2020
Global markets slide again on enduring concern over virus
NEW YORK - And back down goes the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 sank more than 2% in early trading Thursday as the market swung back to fear about the effects of a fast-spreading virus in its lat...
Mar 05, 2020
Yukon adopts permanent daylight time as consultation wins overwhelming support
WHITEHORSE - Once Yukon residents spring their clocks forward this weekend, there will be no turning back. The Yukon government says the territory will end the practice of seasonal time changes a...
Mar 05, 2020
Emergency room doctors: UCP is putting future of Albertans health at risk
MEDICNE HAT, AB - All thirty-six emergency room doctors from Medicine Hat and Lethbridge are calling on the UCP government to return to the negotiating table to avoid, "draconian and devastating effec...
Mar 05, 2020 Medicine Hat hosptial's ER Dr. Paul Parks speaking out against changes to Alberta healthcare Wednesday. (CHAT News photo)
Starbucks halts use of reusable cups to prevent spread of novel coronavirus
SEATTLE - Starbucks is stopping the use of reuseable cups and is halting business travel to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. The coffee chain is also ramping u...
Mar 05, 2020
Two Kings named to ACAC Men's Basketball South Second All-Conference team
Officials with RDC Athletics are proud to announce that two members of the Kings Basketball team have been selected to the 2019-20 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men's Basketball South Se...
Mar 05, 2020 Tyronn King (L) and Spencer Klassen (R) have been selected to the 2019-20
Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men’s Basketball South Second
All-Conference team.
Health officials announce new presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Quebec.
Quebec public health officials are reporting the province's second presumptive case of the new coronavirus. The province's Health Department announced this morning that the patient had returned from a...
Mar 05, 2020
Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez reaches quarterfinals at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Monterrey Open. The Laval, Que., native upset American Sloane Stephens on Wednesday at the Ab...
Mar 05, 2020
Ellsworth, Layton named U Sports basketball players of the year
OTTAWA - Prince Edward Island Panthers guard Jenna Mae Ellsworth and Calgary Dinos forward Brett Layton were named U Sports basketball players of the year at the annual All-Canadian gala Wednesda...
Mar 05, 2020
An update on Canada's economy and fleeting tweets; In The News for March 5
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 5 ... What...
Mar 05, 2020