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Canada funds development of COVID-19 'lab-in-a-box'
OTTAWA - Canadian researchers are developing a "lab-in-a-box" that could make it cheaper and faster to diagnose cases of the novel coronavirus, particularly in remote areas of the world.The project re...
Mar 07, 2020
AP sources: Virus may see leagues cutting locker-room access
MIAMI - Four major U.S. sports leagues are having discussions about whether to restrict access to locker rooms as a precaution to protect players from exposure to the coronavirus, two people with know...
Mar 07, 2020
Women's March takes to Red Deer's downtown streets
Around 100 people braved the snow and cold Saturday morning for the second annual Red Deer Women's March.The event falls one day ahead of International Women's Day."We really want to ignite conversati...
Mar 07, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Saudis' arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Two senior princes in Saudi Arabia are under arrest for not supporting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has consolidated control of all major levers of power with th...
Mar 07, 2020
Canada defeats France 31-21 in opening game at HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby
VANCOUVER - The Canadian men got off to the start they wanted with a convincing 31-21 defeat of France on Saturday's opening day of the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby tournament. Canada took advantage of an...
Mar 07, 2020
Bottcher beats Dunstone in 1-2 Page playoff at Brier; Jacobs takes fourth seed
KINGSTON, Ont. - Alberta's Brendan Bottcher defeated Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone 9-4 in the 1-2 Page playoff game Saturday afternoon to earn a berth in the Tim Hortons Brier final. Bottcher...
Mar 07, 2020
Habs prospect Kotkaniemi suffers splenic injury, recovery period uncertain
LAVAL, Que. - Laval Rocket centre and Montreal Canadiens prospect Jesperi Kotkaniemi spent the night in hospital Friday after suffering a splenic injury during a game against the Cleveland Monsters. T...
Mar 07, 2020
Brock Badgers edge Calgary Dinos in U Sports women's quarterfinals
OTTAWA - The Brock Badgers held off a feisty Calgary team primed for an upset, edging the seventh-seeded Dinos 72-71 in the final moments of the second quarterfinal at the U Sports women's basketball ...
Mar 07, 2020
Change of leadership at Drumheller and Bowden institutions
A change in command has taken place at both Bowden Institution and Drumheller Institution.Outgoing Bowden Warden Tracey Farmer is being replaced by Lawrence Hartigan, and at Drumheller, Warden Darcy E...
Mar 07, 2020 (Government of Canada)
B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has Parkinson's, won't seek re-election
VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Carole James says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and will not seek re-election next year, but she intends to stay on in cabinet "as long as I can do t...
Mar 07, 2020