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Plexiglas shields at cash registers are among new measures that Sobeys grocery stores announced on Friday morning to help protect customers and staff from COVID-19. Store hours will also be reduc...

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 March 20 ... COV...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Beale Street Music Festival and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, Tennessee, have been postponed because of the new coronavirus outbreak. Memphis in May ...

MONTREAL - A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to COVID-19. Wesley Lesosky, who heads the...

Brittany Thibeaux of the Olds College Broncos women's basketball team has been named a 2019-20 All-Canadian by the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.Thibeaux had one of the most balanced season...

The City of Red Deer is introducing new economic measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Residential, farm, and small commercial customers can now defer payments for water, sewer and waste utili...

Albertans can now meet with Alberta-licensed physicians through their smartphone, thanks to an initiative by TELUS Health.The province says "Babylon by TELUS Health" is a service already available in ...

NEW DELHI - Four convicts were hanged Friday for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a moving bus in New Delhi. The men were hanged at Tihar Jail in New Delhi, Pres...

ATLANTA - Grammy-winning hip hop recording artist Lecrae joined forces with non-profit organization Thursday to assemble and distribute portable hand-washing stations throughout Atlanta in areas with ...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the federal government to immediately begin accepting applications for emergency financial aid from Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. In...