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Alberta reports 79 new cases of COVID-19
Alberta saw another noticeable increase in COVID-19 cases on Monday. A total of 79 new cases were reported out of 6,999 test results, bringing the province's total to 8,067.It's Alberta's largest sing...
Jun 29, 2020

Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted the federal government a five-month extension to revise its legislation on medical assistance in dying, giving Ottawa until just before Christmas to confor...
Jun 29, 2020

VanVleet: Timing of restart amid racial unrest "sucks," but he likes BLM focus
Fred VanVleet wishes he could wear "everybody's name ever" on the back of his Toronto Raptors jersey in honour of the Black Lives Matter movement. Players will be permitted to replace their names...
Jun 29, 2020

Privacy Commissioners to probe Tim Hortons mobile app
Four Privacy Commissioners are going to investigate the Tim Hortons app following reports that raised concerns about how the app collects and uses data about people who have downloaded it.The federal ...
Jun 29, 2020

Front-door boarding, front-of-bus fare collection resumes Thursday
Red Deer Transit will resume front-door boarding and front-of-bus fare collection on Thursday, July 2. Officials say the move is being made in line with the commencement of the second phase of the pro...
Jun 29, 2020

Veterans Affairs hiring more staff to tackle growing backlog of disability cases
OTTAWA - The federal government is hiring hundreds more temporary staff to tackle the growing backlog of applications from disabled veterans asking for help. The plan was unveiled today as new figures...
Jun 29, 2020

Ujiri confident in restart, saying 'the NBA is a seriously well-oiled machine'
The Toronto Raptors' return to basketball has them living in an otherwise empty hotel in the Fort Myers area of Florida, a COVID-19 hotspot that has seen new cases skyrocketing. They wake up to a...
Jun 29, 2020

St. Martin de Porres student wins provincial school bus poster contest
Alekx Santos, Grade 1 student from St. Martin de Porres School was one of seven that won the Alberta Student Transportation Advisory Council (ASTAC) poster contest.This is what Santos says about her d...
Jun 29, 2020

Blue Jays closer to getting full approval for training in Toronto
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays appear one step closer to being able to train at Rogers Centre for the upcoming season. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that "municipal, provincial and...
Jun 29, 2020

Alberta cuts business tax, boosts infrastructure spending to reboot economy
EDMONTON - Alberta is cutting business taxes and pumping $10 billion into infrastructure projects to springboard its economy out of the financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prem...
Jun 29, 2020