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Notley questions Alberta's parks plan
EDMONTON- Alberta's Opposition leader is calling out the province's environment minister for hypocrisy because of his refusal to consult the public over sweeping plans to shrink the province's parks s...
Jul 24, 2020
AP-NORC poll: Optimism fades jobs lost to virus will return
WASHINGTON - Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, as temporary cutbacks give way to s...
Jul 24, 2020
Edmonton makes masks mandatory on public transit, at city facilities
EDMONTON- The City will require people to wear masks on public transit and at all city facilities starting August 1.Edmonton is the latest municipality to mandate masks to slow the spread of COVID-19....
Jul 24, 2020
Irresponsible human behaviour leads to young bear being euthanized in Waterton
WATERTON- Officials at Parks Canada are urging people to clean up after themselves and put their waste into garbage bins.On Friday, July 10, they received reports that a food-conditioned black bear bi...
Jul 24, 2020
Goldman Sachs in $3.9B settlement with Malaysia over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Goldman Sachs has reached a $3.9B settlement with Malaysia over the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund that was used to launder money. Malaysian and U.S. prosecutors had alleged that ...
Jul 24, 2020
NHLers ready for awkward bubble moments: 'I don't think it'll be too friendly"
Tuukka Rask doesn't expect any problems living under the same roof as his rivals. He's not so sure about everyone else. "I don't have too many enemies in the league because you're a goalie and you're ...
Jul 24, 2020
Canada's Walker content with waiting for Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Larry Walker has been waiting 10 years to get into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. And he's fine with waiting one more. Walker, the 1997 National League MVP from Maple Ridge, B.C., was to be enshr...
Jul 24, 2020
After churning out 500,000 meals, MLSE chefs now turn attention to NHL hub
TORONTO - After 500,000 meals, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment's community meal donation program is coming to an end. But the kitchen remains open as Chris Zielinski, culinary director and ...
Jul 24, 2020
Lottery class action and Jesse Reyez song wins Prism Prize; The News for July 24
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 July 24 ... What...
Jul 24, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on video lottery terminals class-action case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to decide this morning whether a class action that takes aim at video lottery terminals can proceed and, if so, on what grounds. The Atlantic L...
Jul 24, 2020