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'Welcome home': Fans finally return to Premier League
LONDON - Chris Dixon's eyes welled up as he prepared to return to his seat. From Upton Park to the Olympic Stadium, Dixon has been coming to West Ham games across seven decades. Nine months without be...
Dec 05, 2020
Manitoba judge rules church can't hold drive-in services forbidden by health order
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge rejected a church's request Saturday to hold drive-in services despite the province's COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and in-person religious events. "The onus t...
Dec 05, 2020
Scaled-back, virtual ceremonies to mark 31st anniversary of Polytechnique killings
MONTREAL, France - The anniversary of the attack that cut short the lives of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique has become a day to reflect and call for action to end gender-based violence, but this year...
Dec 05, 2020
MP Dreeshen talks mental health in agriculture in the House of Commons
The member of parliament for Red Deer-Mountain View spoke recently in the House of Commons to highlight rising mental illness in agriculture.Earl Dreeshen, whose own family has a strong background in ...
Dec 05, 2020
COVID-19 cases hit new records as Tam urges vigilance, promises vaccine on the way
Canada's top doctor says there is some good news on the horizon despite an unsettling new wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country. Dr. Theresa Tam says there is "still a long road ahead" ...
Dec 05, 2020
Health unions urge Albertans to start taking pandemic seriously
Health sector unions are imploring Albertans to stay home this weekend, or to mask up if they must go out.Their call comes after Alberta recorded another 1,828 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and a one-d...
Dec 05, 2020
Ice cream sandwiches net Lacombe school over $1000
Different times call for different twists and turns, but regardless we here at Cilantro and Chive are thrilled to keep our Ice Cream Sandwich Program supporting local schools going strong.We had the p...
Dec 05, 2020
Ponoka council approves 2021 interim capital and operating budgets
Interim capital and operating budgets have been approved for the Town of Ponoka next year.The approvals came during council's regular meeting last week following two days of budget deliberations.The t...
Dec 05, 2020
UN health chief: World can start dreaming of pandemic's end
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The U.N. health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world "can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic," but he said rich and...
Dec 05, 2020
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbours sit idle in pandemic
GENEVA - Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue an...
Dec 05, 2020