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Trump COVID test and military exports: In The News for Oct. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 2 ... What ...
Oct 02, 2020
'Staying calm:' Nunavut's top doctor trying to keep Far North safe from COVID-19
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, Dr. Michael Patterson is a household name. As the territory's chief public health officer, he leads the team responsible for keeping COVID-19 out of Nunavut's 25 c...
Oct 02, 2020
14 days of solitude: The lonely success of the 'Atlantic bubble'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Laurie Leek has spent four of the past eight weeks alone in her home in St. John's. She was alone for her birthday. She was alone in the weeks immediately following her mother...
Oct 02, 2020
Champagne says he will stop arms exports to Turkey if rights abuse uncovered
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's willing to halt military export permits to NATO ally Turkey if an investigation determines Canadian technology is leading to hum...
Oct 02, 2020
Teachers worried about their health, quality of education as they deal with COVID-19
OTTAWA - Kelly Main says she has never felt as exhausted and stressed during her 27 years of teaching high school as she has since returning to the classroom this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic.As ...
Oct 02, 2020
Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders
JOHANNESBURG - President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a small group of world leaders who have been infected. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious complic...
Oct 02, 2020
The Latest: WH doctor says Trump will continue with duties
WASHINGTON - The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus (all times local): 1:40 a.m. President Donald Trump's White House doctor has issued ...
Oct 02, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court hears petition for judicial review of Coastal GasLink certificate
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the Office of the Wet'suwet'en were in British Columbia Supreme Court Thursday seeking an order quashing the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a pipelin...
Oct 01, 2020
Railway crossing repairs this month in Lacombe County
Over the next four weeks (between October 2 and October 31), CP Rail will be completing improvements on numerous railway crossings within Lacombe County. Work will begin on October 2 at Range Road 26-...
Oct 01, 2020
Lacombe Ford donates vehicle in support of LPS School Resource Officer Program
The Lacombe Police Service recently carried on a 20-year tradition, accepting a donated 2020 Ford Explorer from Lacombe Ford for the police service's School Resource Officer program. Lacombe Ford has ...
Oct 01, 2020