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Parks Canada to close national parks, historic sites to vehicle traffic
Parks Canada is restricting vehicles in national parks and national historic sites after people flocked to the popular areas on the weekend.The federal agency said it's still noticing lots of visitors...
Mar 24, 2020
WHL announces changes for upcoming league events
The Western Hockey League has announced a number of updates to events previously scheduled on the league's calendar, including the 2020 WHL Awards, 2020 WHL Bantam Draft, 2020 WHL Bantam Draft Lottery...
Mar 24, 2020
Hockey Canada backs Scott Salmond after anti-doping suspension upheld
Hockey Canada is backing senior vice-president of national teams Scott Salmond after his suspension for an anti-doping rule violation was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Spo...
Mar 24, 2020
No immediate plans to use cell phone tracking in COVID-19 fight: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says the federal government has no immediate plans to use cellphone data to track people's movements during the COVID-19 crisis. But the prime minister adds that all ...
Mar 24, 2020
The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:30 p.m. on March 24, 2020: There are 2187 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 628 confirmed (includin...
Mar 24, 2020
Canadian rugby sevens veteran Harry Jones looks to wait out the storm
It was just over two weeks ago that Harry Jones was playing in front of a Canadian-record rugby crowd of 39,533 on Day 1 of the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver. The Canadian rugby sevens men went on w...
Mar 24, 2020
Suncor cuts $1.5 billion from budget to cope with low oil prices, COVID-19 impact
Suncor Energy Inc. is cutting its 2020 capital spending budget by $1.5 billion or 26 per cent to a range between $3.9 billion and $4.5 billion.The Calgary-based producer and refiner is putting several...
Mar 24, 2020
Child & spousal support case workers given more power by province
MEDICINE HAT, AB - In this time of great uncertainty due to COVID-19, Albertans have been told to support and lean on family members where they can.For some families in our province, that's easier sai...
Mar 24, 2020 Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes (Photo courtesy of Bob Schneider)
Trudeau expects public safety restrictions, guidelines to be in place for weeks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued on Tuesday to urge Canadians to do their part in flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic."Stay home," Trudeau said directly to those who have recently com...
Mar 24, 2020
Valeria Luiselli's 'Lost Children Archive' wins Folio Prize
LONDON - Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli's novel "Lost Children Archive" won the Rathbones Folio Prize for literature on Monday at a ceremony held online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Luiselli ...
Mar 24, 2020