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Florida governor orders New York travellers to quarantine
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he is issuing an executive order mandating that anyone arriving on a flight from New York City and the surrounding area submit to self-quarant...
Mar 23, 2020
Red Deer with 9 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer has risen to nine.It's a jump of six new cases from Sunday's total and the largest single-day rise in Red Deer novel coronavirus cases to date. Ac...
Mar 23, 2020
Preliminary hearing booked for pair charged in fatal Lacombe shooting
A preliminary hearing will take place later this year for two people charged in a fatal shooting in Lacombe last December.Tyler John Campbell, 27, and Amie Joanne Rogers, 21, both of Lacombe, will be ...
Mar 23, 2020
Former Olympian, head of Game Plan urges Canadian athletes to seek support
Canada's bold stance on the 2020 Tokyo Games doesn't come without a reckoning for the country's athletes. The decision to hold Canadians back from competing in the Summer Olympic and Paralympic G...
Mar 23, 2020
XFL players are now able to sign contracts with both CFL and NFL clubs
TORONTO - Players under contract to XFL teams are free to sign CFL deals now but GMs Marcel Desjardins and Kyle Walters aren't expecting an exodus of talent north of the border. The XFL has ...
Mar 23, 2020
Memorial Cup, CHL playoffs cancelled because of COVID-19
For the first time in 102 years, there will not be a showdown to determine Canada's major junior hockey champion. The 2020 Memorial Cup has been added to the list of cancelled sporting event...
Mar 23, 2020
COC's Tokyo decision brings back memories for athletes who missed 1980 Games
Time hasn't diminished the myriad of emotions Jay Triano felt in 1980. There was the euphoria of the Canadian men's basketball team qualifying for the Moscow Summer Games. Then days later came&nb...
Mar 23, 2020
2020 Memorial Cup, CHL playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
The 2020 Memorial Cup has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.It marks the first time in 102 years there will be no showdown to determine Canada's major junior hockey champion.The event wa...
Mar 23, 2020 (CHL Images)
NewsAlert:Kalen Schlatter found guilty of murder in killing of Tess Richey
TORONTO - A Toronto man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of a young woman whose body was found in an outdoor stairwell days after she went missing. Jurors con...
Mar 23, 2020
Kenney says 'special place in hell' for hoarders, scammers during pandemic
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there's "a special place in hell" for hoarders and scammers during the COVID-19 crisis.Kenney says officials are continuing to hear about cases of hoarding...
Mar 23, 2020 )(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward