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Canadian cyclist Hugo Houle's schedule hampered by coronavirus
MONTREAL - Canadian cyclist Hugo Houle is sidelined in Monaco for at least the next two weeks because of the threat of the novel coronavirus, meaning he'll miss at least one race i...
Mar 06, 2020

Supreme Court divided in 1st big abortion case of Trump era
WASHINGTON - A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggled Wednesday with its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote. Roberts did not ...
Mar 06, 2020

Snowfall warning for Red Deer, surrounding areas
Get your shovels ready because it appears you'll need it in a big way this weekend. A snowfall warning has been issued for Red Deer and surrounding areas. Environment Canada says a Pacific weather sys...
Mar 06, 2020

Inuit concerned about potential spread of COVID-19 in North
OTTAWA - The Inuit Circumpolar Council says if the novel coronavirus spreads to the North, communities in Canada, Alaska and Greenland are at a much higher risk of exposure because of a chronic l...
Mar 06, 2020

Food stamp change fuels anxiety as states try to curb impact
CHICAGO - Having food stamps offers Richard Butler a stability he's rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys' home and jail for burglary, ...
Mar 06, 2020

Netanyahu still short of majority after Israel's election
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen short of capturing the majority needed to form a government, near-final election results showed Wednesday, deepening a year of political deadlo...
Mar 06, 2020

Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashes
KASTANIES, Greece - Greece countered accusations from Turkey Wednesday that it was responsible for the death of a migrant, as its border authorities strove for a sixth day to keep thousands of migrant...
Mar 06, 2020

Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing
SAN FRANCISCO - Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew can be tes...
Mar 06, 2020

Red Deer region unemployment climbs in February
Red Deer's unemployment rate jumped again last month and is the highest in the province.The latest numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada show the local jobless rate in February climbed to 8.6 p...
Mar 06, 2020

Clean needles in prisons called 'essential health care' in court challenge
TORONTO - An Ontario court is hearing that prisoner access to sterile syringes is essential health care. In addition, advocates say provision of that health care should be separate from prison securit...
Mar 06, 2020