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Alberta bill proposes major changes to union strike rules and funding
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is proposing major changes to rules governing unions, including limits on where and how striking workers can picket.Labour Minister Jason Copping says a bill now befo...
Jul 07, 2020
Red Deerians show support for RCMP
It was Dan McKenna's way of saying thank you. Tuesday morning, McKenna gathered a group of about 40 people to show support for the Royal Canadian Mountain Police. The group walked from the Baymont Inn...
Jul 07, 2020
Raptors coach Nick Nurse knows attention to family will be key for players
Nick Nurse has no problem letting one of his players duck out of a meeting to take a call from one of his children. The Toronto Raptors are two weeks into what could be an unprecedented...
Jul 07, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenny Got Work gets another NBA 2K League award
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has been named player of the week in the NBA 2K League for the third time this season. The 30-year-old from Memphis also won t...
Jul 07, 2020
Chelsea into 3rd place in EPL, Arsenal held by Leicester
On a night of spectacular goals in the Premier League, it was a pair of tackles that had the most significant impact on the hard-fought race for Champions League qualification. Chelsea's 3-2 win at Cr...
Jul 07, 2020
Texas passes 10,000 confirmed new virus cases in single day
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas surpassed 10,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day Tuesday for the first time, crossing a sobering milestone rarely seen since the pandemic first hit the U.S. in March. The r...
Jul 07, 2020
Blue Jays hold pair of workout sessions as summer camp continues
The Toronto Blue Jays resumed summer training camp at Rogers Centre on Tuesday with a pair of workout sessions that came amid the continued uncertainty about the team's present and future plans d...
Jul 07, 2020
Photos surface of Andrew Scheer failing to wear mask while travelling
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was spotted Tuesday in a Toronto airport lounge not wearing a mandatory mask. Two separate photos of the bare-faced party leader sitting comfortably in a wai...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone XL pipeline project
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline on Monday by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental permit for th...
Jul 07, 2020
Hollywood catches up to director Gina Prince-Bythewood
Gina Prince-Bythewood knows what good fighting looks like. The "Love & Basketball" director has been an athlete her entire life, but she also just loves action movies. So when she started dreaming...
Jul 07, 2020