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Canada receives shipment of 100,000 COVID-19 rapid tests: procurement minister
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada has received a first shipment of 100,000 rapid tests for COVID-19. Anand confirmed the delivery of the ID Now kit, which can provide results in as l...
Oct 21, 2020
CMHA Central Alberta receives $17,000 grant for Crisis Counsellor program
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Central is celebrating a $17,000 grant they've received from the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund to support the Systems Navigation/Crisis Counsellor prog...
Oct 21, 2020
Montreal-based company launches global map of methane concentrations
MONTREAL - A Montreal company has unveiled what it boasts is the most accurate map of global methane concentrations ever made. On Wednesday, GHGSat unveiled Pulse, an interactive map available for fre...
Oct 21, 2020
From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal
DETROIT - Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city centre, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Then the pandemic showed up, emptying once-bustling streets and ...
Oct 21, 2020
Mighty Heart to take run at ending Triple Crown drought in $400,000 Breeders Stakes
TORONTO - Mighty Heart will start his run for the Triple Crown from the No. 8 post Saturday. The Queen's Plate and Prince of Wales champion was named the even-money favourite in the draw Wednesday for...
Oct 21, 2020
“Light The Night, Take Back The Light” shines on in support of blood cancer community
More than 50,000 people from across the country are expected to take part in Light The Night, Take Back The Light - an annual flagship event hosted by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LL...
Oct 21, 2020
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON - Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal cha...
Oct 21, 2020
Paula Law to serve 8th year as Lacombe County Reeve
Lacombe County Council has re-elected Division 4 Councillor Paula Law as Reeve for an eighth one-year term. Law took the Oath of Office during an organizational meeting held Oct. 20."For 10 years, I h...
Oct 21, 2020
Mission impossible? Welker on tap to moderate second debate
NEW YORK - This fall's presidential debates have chewed up moderators. President Donald Trump steamrolled Chris Wallace with constant interruptions in the first one, a performance that cost the Republ...
Oct 21, 2020
'So much work to do': How Biden is planning for transition
WASHINGTON - If Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump next month, he'll quickly face a new challenge: standing up a new administration to lead a divided nation through a series of historic crises. ...
Oct 21, 2020