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Bend it like Beckham? How about Bend it WITH Beckham
Why bend it like Beckham when you can bend it WITH Beckham? David Beckham, part owner of the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, is auctioning off a chance to take him on in a five-on-five match, pa...
Apr 22, 2020
Clearwater Regional Fire Service adapts to COVID-19 pandemic
The fire chief for Clearwater Regional Fire Rescue Services (CRFRS) says they've done well to adapt to the "new normal" brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Steve Debienne says that when the...
Apr 22, 2020 CRFRS firefighters taking part in a training exercise. (Photo: Clearwater Regional Fire Rescue Services.)
‘Ratatouille’ director Brad Bird joins TCM’s ‘Essentials’
LOS ANGELES - Turner Classic Movies has enlisted "Ratatouille" and "The Iron Giant" director Brad Bird to program the latest 20-episode season of "The Essentials," the channel said Wednesday. Bird's s...
Apr 22, 2020
Charlize Theron launches initiative to fight gender violence
LOS ANGELES - Actress Charlize Theron and her foundation are committing $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts, with half of that dedicated to fighting gender-based violence resulting from the outbr...
Apr 22, 2020
LEAP webinars offering economic recovery insights to Lacombe businesses
Efforts are continuing this week in further supporting Lacombe businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic.On Apr. 22 at 3:00 p.m., Lacombe Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), a newly created sub-committ...
Apr 22, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Scouts Canada launches COVID-19 help initiative
Scouts Canada has launched a new initiative that encourages families and youth to stay connected and active while practicing physical distancing from others. The Scouting at Home initiative aims to en...
Apr 22, 2020 Quinn
Callander makes hundreds of ear guards for healthcare workers (Scouts Canada)
Canada-U.S. border cracks open to asylum-seekers under new closure arrangement
OTTAWA - The Canada-U.S. border has opened slightly to asylum seekers under the new framework unveiled this week extending the historic shutdown. Those who have been crossing irregularly into Canada a...
Apr 22, 2020
Kids’ health issues may go untreated for longer out of COVID-19 fears
OTTAWA - Pediatricians across the country say far fewer parents are seeking emergency care for their children, likely over concerns about exposing their kids to COVID-19 in hospitals. Some hospit...
Apr 22, 2020
AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections
WASHINGTON - Despite pockets of attention-grabbing protests, a new survey finds Americans remain overwhelmingly in favour of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus...
Apr 22, 2020
Feds scramble to bring stranded Canadian travellers home from India
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 20,000 Canadian travellers stranded abroad have been repatriated to Canada. But he says many more flights are needed to bring back large numbers o...
Apr 22, 2020