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Alberta pauses asymptomatic testing for COVID-19
Saying that test results are not getting back to Albertans quick enough, the province's top doctor has announced a "significant" change to testing that she called a critical step to improving COVID-19...
Oct 20, 2020
Déjà vu: Rashford haunts PSG as United wins 2-1 in Paris
PARIS - It was a case of dj vu as Marcus Rashford returned to haunt Paris Saint-Germain, scoring with another late winner as Manchester United won 2-1 in their opening Champions League group game on T...
Oct 20, 2020
Mayors call on premier to cancel EMS dispatch consolidation
The mayors of four Alberta cities are now calling on Premier Jason Kenney to overturn his health minister's decision to allow Alberta Health Services to go ahead with plans to consolidate their 911 EM...
Oct 20, 2020
Bill Cosby, now 83, grins in newly released prison mug shot
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A newly released prison mug shot shows Bill Cosby smiling with a disposable mask hanging off his face. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recently updated Cosby's mug shot, s...
Oct 20, 2020
Red Deer remains with 39 active COVID-19 cases as provincial numbers continue rising
For the first time in two weeks, there has been no daily increase in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer. Our city has 39 active cases as of Tuesday, unchanged from Monday according to the...
Oct 20, 2020
University should have defended professor in debate over offensive language: Legault
OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the University of Ottawa should have defended a professor who used a derogatory word for Black people in class. A student complained that part-time profes...
Oct 20, 2020
Indiana Pacers tab Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as coach
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana wanted its next coach to take the franchise in a new direction. The Pacers were seeking someone who could communicate with today's players, who was open to a new offensive philo...
Oct 20, 2020
Duterte: Hold me responsible for killings in drug crackdown
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs, adding that he was even re...
Oct 20, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Oct. 20
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Oct 20, 2020
Nearly 2,000 inmates escape in attacks on Nigeria prisons
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigerian authorities said Tuesday that nearly 2,000 inmates had broken out of jail after crowds attacked two prisons, while officials announced a 24-hour curfew in the megacity of Lag...
Oct 20, 2020