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Red Deer down to 8 active COVID-19 cases
There are 143 new cases of COVID-19 across Alberta in Wednesday's updated statistics.The total number of cases across the province stands at 17,032. There are 1,520 active cases, down 45 from Tuesday,...
Sep 23, 2020
Pair caught sleeping in stolen vehicle near Rocky Mountain House
A suspected car thief and his buddy picked a bad place and time to take a nap last week.An Alberta RCMP Traffic member was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 11 west of Rocky Mountain House las...
Sep 23, 2020
Throne speech lays out Liberals' plan to bring Canada through COVID-19 and rebuild
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has delivered its plan for how Canada will get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette delivered the speech from the throne this afternoon in Ott...
Sep 23, 2020
Murder trial on pause while Winnipeg juror tested for COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Jury deliberations for a second-degree murder trial in Manitoba have been put on hold so a juror can be tested for COVID-19. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Vic Toews told the remaining 11 j...
Sep 23, 2020
As Quebec rolls out COVID-19 ad campaign, experts wonder if it will reach target audience
MONTREAL - Quebec has begun rolling out a COVID-19 advertising campaign aimed at putting a human face on the deadly virus and reaching those who discount its severity. The ads - th...
Sep 23, 2020
EU proposes new asylum system to help frontline nations
BRUSSELS - The European Union announced a major overhaul of its asylum system Wednesday in hopes that more countries will finally share responsibility for people landing on Europe's shores seeking san...
Sep 23, 2020
Madrid wants military help, more doctors to fight virus wave
MADRID - Authorities in Madrid want to hire more doctors and get urgent help from Spain's military and police to fight a second wave of coronavirus infections that might force them into expanding rest...
Sep 23, 2020
France wants to require fathers to take parental leave
PARIS - France's president wants to expand paternity leave to one month - and require fathers to take time off with their newborns. President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan on Instagram before vis...
Sep 23, 2020
Orcas knock into sailboats, force Spain to limit yachting
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain has temporarily prohibited yachting across 100 kilometres (62 miles) of its northwestern coast after orca whales apparently got carried away while playing and damaged several ...
Sep 23, 2020
Nearly 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia; 380 dead
HOBART, Australia - More pilot whales were found stranded in Australia on Wednesday, raising the estimated total to nearly 500, including 380 that have died, in the largest mass stranding ever recorde...
Sep 23, 2020