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Zookeeper says same measures keep big cats safe from COVID-19 as people
A local zookeeper says their facility is using the same safety precautions around its animals as with people in a bid to keep them safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was learned on Monday that a ti...
Apr 07, 2020 Sheera is a resident of the Discovery Wildlife Park at Innisfail (Photo: Discovery Wildlife Park)

Bettman raises chance of NHL not completing regular season
For the first time since halting play four weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman raised the possibility Tuesday of not completing the regular season in order to squeeze in time to award the Stanley...
Apr 07, 2020

World Athletics suspends Tokyo qualifying, which changes marathon landscape
TORONTO - Changes in Tokyo Olympic qualifying dates have Canada's marathoners rearranging their race calendars. World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field, announced Tuesday it was...
Apr 07, 2020

Alberta RCMP warn citizens of spike in COVID-19 scams
EDMONTON - Since the beginning of the month, there has been a spike in COVID-19 related scams in Canada. The most common reports are fraudulent merchandise sales and phishing emails. The fraudulent me...
Apr 07, 2020

Dr. Donald: why the U.S. president keeps touting an unproven COVID-19 treatment
WASHINGTON - Americans and Canadians alike are used to seeing gauzy, pastel-coloured pitches for medicines, therapies and treatments on cable television. They're less accustomed to ...
Apr 07, 2020

CAEP labour force study supports business recovery following COVID-19
To support business development across the region, particularly following the effects of COVID19 pandemic, the Central Alberta Economic Partnership has joined forces with post-secondary institutions a...
Apr 07, 2020

Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe bingeing his own team during NHL pause
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe doesn't have Netflix and hasn't seen "Tiger King." In fact, when the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs heard about the cringe-inducing-but-can't-look-away series,...
Apr 07, 2020

Canada failed to learn from past pandemics: health-care associations
OTTAWA - Health-care associations and unions say Canada has failed to learn vital lessons from past pandemics, and front-line workers are now paying the price. They gave their testimony to the House o...
Apr 07, 2020

Freedom means more this year: how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing Passover
OTTAWA - There's a question asked each year by Jews as they begin the Passover holiday: "Why is this night different?" It's asked as a way into the telling of the Passover story, an ancient tale ...
Apr 07, 2020

Town of Rocky doing what it can to help those struggling financially
In an effort to assist Albertans affected by the current health crisis that the world sees itself in, the Alberta government is working with utility companies to help those in need by having their pay...
Apr 07, 2020