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Ontario Liberals to pick new leader to succeed Kathleen Wynne
TORONTO - Ontario Liberals will gather this weekend to select their new leader, a person who will face the daunting task of whipping a decimated party back into fighting form in time for an election j...
Mar 06, 2020
Woman with presumed case of COVID-19 in critical condition in B.C.
VICTORIA - A woman in her 80s with a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus is in critical condition at a Vancouver hospital. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, said Wednesday the wom...
Mar 06, 2020
One more victory: Biden wins most Super Tuesday delegates
WASHINGTON - Former Vice-President Joe Biden has put an exclamation point on his Super Tuesday victories by winning the most delegates on the presidential primary calendar's biggest night. The Associa...
Mar 06, 2020
Plunging yields force investors and Fed to rethink strategy
WASHINGTON - The response in stock markets to the growing risk from the coronavirus has been swift and fierce. But a better gauge of fear on Wall Street may be the bond market, where the moves over th...
Mar 06, 2020
Alberta chief medical officer provides COVID-19 update
Alberta's chief medical officer of health has confirmed the province's second presumptive case of novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.The individual is a man in his 40s who lives in the Ed...
Mar 06, 2020
Canadian troops on alert as novel coronavirus outbreak spreads to Iraq
OTTAWA - Canadian troops in Iraq are on high alert as the novel coronavirus spreads inside the country. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said troops have been ordered to protec...
Mar 06, 2020
The politics of a potential pandemic: opposition MPs slam government secrecy
OTTAWA - Opposition critics say they have been left in the dark about the federal government's preparations for a potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Canada. On Wednesday morning, Prim...
Mar 06, 2020
Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
EDMONTON - Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench are all from Edmonton.Melanie Hayes-Richards, Nathan Whitling and Shaina Leonard have been named to the superior court.Hayes-Ric...
Mar 06, 2020
Skiing finals, Italian cycling races cancelled due to virus
MILAN - The alpine skiing World Cup Finals and major Italian cycling races were among the latest sporting events to be cancelled on Friday because of the escalating virus outbreak. Also, an unnamed Sc...
Mar 06, 2020
Alberta Beef Industry Conference wraps up in Red Deer
Hundreds of vendors and producers from across western Canada and beyond are wrapping up a three-day opportunity in Red Deer to network and learn more about the latest advances in the beef industry.Fri...
Mar 06, 2020 Hundreds of vendors, delegates and producers have gathered at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre over the past three days to network and learn more about industry challenges and trends at the 2020 Alberta Beef Industry Conference. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)