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Quebec, Ontario each report more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases in latest updates
Ontario and Quebec have each reported more than 1,200 new COVID-19 infections in their latest updates. Ontario had 1,210 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 28 new deaths from the virus. The...
Nov 19, 2020
Province declares Women’s Entrepreneurship Day in Alberta
The provincial government has declared Nov. 19 as Women's Entrepreneurship Day in Alberta.Leela Sharon Aheer, Alberta's Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, issued the following ...
Nov 19, 2020
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide wh...
Nov 19, 2020
Change to school bus rules in Olds
Beginning on December 1, all school buses will begin to use the eight-way red flashing lights when picking up and dropping off students in the town of Olds. The change affects the designated school bu...
Nov 19, 2020
Trudeau defends arrest of Huawei executive, says countries must stand up to China
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by Canadian authorities, saying Canada can't pick and choose when it follows the rule of law.And the pri...
Nov 19, 2020
EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giants
LONDON - The EU's efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness, a report said Thursd...
Nov 19, 2020
Town of Rocky Mountain House launches online festival to help businesses grow digitally
An online event taking place in Rocky Mountain House aims to give local entrepreneurs, creators and producers, training on how to build business through social media.The Town of Rocky Mountain House, ...
Nov 19, 2020
Liberal MP took too long with ethics disclosure, ought to apologize in Commons: Dion
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog says a Liberal MP broke the rules when he took far too long to comply with the conflict of interest code. Now, Toronto-area MP James Maloney is being ordered to ap...
Nov 19, 2020
'Culture of the RCMP is toxic': independent assessor's report
OTTAWA - An independent report on harassment of women in the RCMP says the national police force's culture is toxic and tolerates hateful and homophobic attitudes. The report released today by former ...
Nov 19, 2020
Doctors, Conservative MPs say not enough consultation on assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA - A group of physicians say they were turned away from providing their perspective on proposed changes to the assisted-dying law. The doctors, along with Conservative MPs, say the Liberals plac...
Nov 19, 2020