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The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:30 p.m. on March 24, 2020: There are 2187 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 628 confirmed (includin...
Mar 24, 2020
Canadian rugby sevens veteran Harry Jones looks to wait out the storm
It was just over two weeks ago that Harry Jones was playing in front of a Canadian-record rugby crowd of 39,533 on Day 1 of the HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver. The Canadian rugby sevens men went on w...
Mar 24, 2020
Suncor cuts $1.5 billion from budget to cope with low oil prices, COVID-19 impact
Suncor Energy Inc. is cutting its 2020 capital spending budget by $1.5 billion or 26 per cent to a range between $3.9 billion and $4.5 billion.The Calgary-based producer and refiner is putting several...
Mar 24, 2020
Child & spousal support case workers given more power by province
MEDICINE HAT, AB - In this time of great uncertainty due to COVID-19, Albertans have been told to support and lean on family members where they can.For some families in our province, that's easier sai...
Mar 24, 2020 Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes (Photo courtesy of Bob Schneider)
Trudeau expects public safety restrictions, guidelines to be in place for weeks
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued on Tuesday to urge Canadians to do their part in flattening the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic."Stay home," Trudeau said directly to those who have recently com...
Mar 24, 2020
Valeria Luiselli's 'Lost Children Archive' wins Folio Prize
LONDON - Mexican writer Valeria Luiselli's novel "Lost Children Archive" won the Rathbones Folio Prize for literature on Monday at a ceremony held online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Luiselli ...
Mar 24, 2020
Already stretched paramedic services crunched by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Paramedics across the country who were already working at capacity say they're being stretched by COVID-19 calls and the extra precautions that come with them. Paramedic Association of Canada...
Mar 24, 2020
Facility closures in Blackfalds extended to May 15
The Town of Blackfalds has decided to extend its public facility closure to May 15.This includes the Abbey Centre (Field House, Fitness Studios, Program Room, Child Minding, Border Paving Fitness Cent...
Mar 24, 2020
CFL decides to postpone its 2020 global draft due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL postponed its 2020 global draft due to the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday. The draft was scheduled to be held April 16. It will now coincide with the opening of training camps. ...
Mar 24, 2020
Canadian athletes begin planning for, dreaming of, Tokyo 2021 Games
Canadian athletes quickly began recalibrating their lives Tuesday when the International Olympic Committee stated the Tokyo Games will be postponed until 2021. That development came less than 48 ...
Mar 24, 2020