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B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim
VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops. Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowb...
May 18, 2020
Lacombe County considering tax break request for carbon capture project
A Calgary-based energy development company looking for tax relief from Lacombe County for its carbon capture project near Clive, will have to wait a little bit longer for an answer.On Thursday, follow...
May 18, 2020
B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim
VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops.Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowbirds e...
May 18, 2020
Alberta Mountie loses consciousness after reviving suspected overdose victim
JANVIER, Alta. - Mounties say an officer in northern Alberta was found in medical distress and later lost consciousness while assisting a man believed to have overdosed on drugs.RCMP say the Wood Buff...
May 18, 2020
Alberta reports just 39 new COVID-19 cases on Monday
Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain low as of Monday with 65 people currently in hospital, nine of whom are in intensive care. In total, 5,519 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. One m...
May 18, 2020
California relaxes some county criteria for reopening
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed county reopening criteria on Monday, a move he said will allow most of the state's 58 counties to begin allowing dining in restaurants and oth...
May 18, 2020
Trump says he's taking malaria drug in case he gets virus
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. Trump tol...
May 18, 2020
Businesses in some provinces prepare to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions loosen
Businesses in some provinces spent the day preparing to reopen, as restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus are set to ease following a May long weekend mar...
May 18, 2020
With Kenny Got Game leading the way, Raptors Uprising GC on early-season roll
TORONTO - While the Toronto Raptors await the resumption of their title defence, Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has quietly got off to an MVP start to the NBA 2K Leagu...
May 18, 2020
Lives Lost: An unassuming maestro of Sunday soundtracks
At funerals, he made the organ moan, and at weddings, it thundered in joy. On Christmas, bells twinkled; on Easter, trumpets blasted. He delivered victorious graduation marches and bellowing birthday ...
May 18, 2020