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Calgary couple stranded in India by COVID-19 pandemic killed: family
CALGARY - Family say a Calgary couple stranded in India because of the COVID-19 pandemic was robbed and killed last week. Kirpal Minhas, who was 67, and his wife Davinder, who was 65, w...
Jun 03, 2020
Future uncertain for Red Deer's Rover Hut
The future of Red Deer's Rover Cabin, the rustic former scout hut in the city's downtown, remains uncertain for now.In January, officials with the Central Alberta Women's Emergency Shelter (CAWES) ann...
Jun 03, 2020
Greens likely to hold virtual leadership convention due to pandemic: May
OTTAWA - Former Green party leader Elizabeth May says she does not expect the party's leadership and policy convention to happen as planned in Prince Edward Island this fall because of COVID-19. ...
Jun 03, 2020
Sens' Smith looks back at 1st season behind the bench in Ottawa, ahead to draft
D.J. Smith has let his mind wander, if ever so slightly. Coming off his first season as an NHL head coach - one cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic - the Ottawa Senators' bench boss has already turned ...
Jun 03, 2020
Alberta Métis Fest going ahead with virtual celebration June 13
Edmonton - The Mtis Nation of Alberta's hugely popular Alberta Mtis Fest will go ahead this year, virtually. On June 13th, Alberta Mtis Fest will stream live, connecting viewers from all over Alberta,...
Jun 03, 2020
Cannes announces lineup for a festival cancelled by COVID
From an empty movie theatre in Paris, organizers of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday announced the films that would have played at there in May had it not been cancelled by the pandemic. The sele...
Jun 03, 2020
25,000 PPE kits going out to Alberta truckers
A team of industry partners, sponsors and volunteers is gathering at the Calgary Stampede grounds today (Wed.) to assemble 25,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for truck drivers. The Albert...
Jun 03, 2020
AP source: MLB rejects 114-game plan, tells union no counter
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball rejected the players' offer for a 114-game regular season in the pandemic-delayed season with no additional salary cuts and told the union it did not plan to make a co...
Jun 03, 2020
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin retires from national hockey team
CALGARY - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin has announced her retirement from the Canadian women's hockey team. The 31-year-old forward from Thunder Bay, Ont., won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2...
Jun 03, 2020
Fed approves expansion of state and local support program
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has approved an expansion of its $500 billion emergency program to support state and local governments. The expansion will allow all states to have at least two cities...
Jun 03, 2020