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Drastic measures to fight COVID-19 continue as case count approaches 1,000
OTTAWA - Canada continued to ramp up its fight against COVID-19 on Friday, enlisting the help of the corporate world and taking further measures to limit border crossings as the number of cases&n...
Mar 20, 2020
Next ski generation emerges to take cross-country torch from Harvey, Kershaw
Remi Drolet's first World Cup cross-country ski races were Alex Harvey's last. As he chugged across Quebec City's Plains of Abraham, Drolet could hear race commentators hailing the swan song of the pr...
Mar 20, 2020
Drug house shut down in north Red Deer
A residence in north Red Deer that's been the scene of drug trafficking activity has been boarded up for the next three months.The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit of the Alberta Sheri...
Mar 20, 2020 Police have shut down a residence on Gunn Street where drug trafficking activity took place (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Army closing recruit stations, moves to online recruiting
WASHINGTON - The top Army officer said Friday that all of the service's recruiting stations are now closing, as the military takes more dramatic steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Gen. Ja...
Mar 20, 2020
Indiana's May 5 primary postponed due to coronavirus threat
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's political leaders announced Friday that they agreed to push back the state primary by nearly a month, to June 2, and to allow all voters to cast mail-in ballots due to the cor...
Mar 20, 2020
Agencies warn domestic violence likely to rise due to COVID-19 anxiety
As self-isolation, quarantine and social distancing increase while the COVID-19 pandemic goes on, agencies are warning that incidents of domestic violence are likely to rise. The Calgary Domestic Viol...
Mar 20, 2020 (Women's Outreach Centre)
COVID-19 outbreak has put kicker Hajrullahu's NFL aspirations on hold
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu to put his NFL aspirations on hold. Earlier this month, the former Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker participated in a free-agent c...
Mar 20, 2020
Dire scenario for intensive care even if COVID-19 infection rate drops: study
A study by Toronto epidemiologists suggests that Canada's largest province could run out of intensive care beds and ventilators by late April, even assuming a sharp drop in the cur...
Mar 20, 2020
Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020- season due to COVID-19
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League has postponed the start of the 2020 season, with no replacement kickoff date as of yet. The Canadian pro league was set to start its second season on April 11. Th...
Mar 20, 2020
AP source: Falcons agree to 1-year deal with Todd Gurley
ATLANTA - Todd Gurley didn't wait long to find his new NFL home. The Atlanta Falcons didn't wait long to celebrate the deal. "WE GOT HIM," the Falcons exclaimed on their Twitter account early Friday, ...
Mar 20, 2020