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Fewer than 1,000 active COVID-19 cases in Alberta
Alberta now has fewer than 1,000 active cases of COVID-19.The latest numbers released Wednesday afternoon by Alberta Health show there are 970 active cases in the province and 5,637 recoveries.Alberta...
May 20, 2020
Red Deer RCMP charge suspect for attempted murder in relation to domestic violence
Red Deer RCMP have arrested and charged an individual for attempted murder in connection to domestic violence. On May 17, police say a 20-year-old female victim fled from her boyfriend's home after be...
May 20, 2020
Grande Prairie man facing firearms trafficking charges
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has arrested a Grande Prairie man who was allegedly involved in trafficking restricted handguns.Fifty-year-old Allan Salud was arrested by ALERT Grande P...
May 20, 2020
Feds delay decision on fate of NOVA Gas Transmission expansion
The decision on whether the TC Energy's NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. 2021 system expansion project will go ahead is being pushed back by the federal government, with Canada's Natural Resources Minister ...
May 20, 2020
Burst water main causes disruption in Gasoline Alley
A burst water main has caused a water service disruption for part of Gasoline Alley.Several businesses along Laura Avenue in the area of Lantern Street and Lake Street are presently without water. Con...
May 20, 2020
COVID-19: All Canadians should wear face masks to protect others when in public, Tam says
Canada's public health experts are now fully recommending Canadians wear non-medical face masks in public when they aren't sure they will be able to keep their distance from others.Dr. Theresa Tam sai...
May 20, 2020
American fugitive wanted for murder ordered deported in immigration board hearing
HALIFAX - An Immigration and Refugee Board member has ruled that an American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas will be deported, with a wide publication ban on details of his case. Board member Dian...
May 20, 2020
Adidas T-Shirt and runners commemorating Terry Fox run sell out in minutes
What started as a way to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ended within minutes as runners and T-shirts sold out online. Adidas Canada had promoted the sale of Orio...
May 20, 2020
Canadian snowpack gets thinner every decade: Environment Canada study
It may not feel like it the morning after a blizzard, but Canada gets less snow than it used to. That's the conclusion of a 15-year study from scientists at Environment Canada, who have just published...
May 20, 2020
AP-NORC poll: Americans harbour strong fear of new infections
DES MOINES, Iowa - Strong concern about a second wave of coronavirus infections is reinforcing widespread opposition among Americans to reopening public places, a new poll finds, even as many state le...
May 20, 2020