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Yukon to lift restrictions on travel and indoor gatherings as vaccination rates climb
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says rising vaccination rates mean several COVID-19 restrictions are expected to be lifted next month. Acting chief medical health officer Dr. Catherine Elliott says ...
Jul 21, 2021
Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
Active cases provincially creeping up, Red Deer down to 14
There are 14 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer, down three. That's a new post-third wave low for the city, and the lowest total in Red Deer since Oct. 9.Red Deer added zero new cases for the second...
Jul 21, 2021
Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United...
Jul 21, 2021
Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
O'Reilly accuser's appearance on 'The View' stopped by order
NEW YORK - "The View" cancelled a planned appearance Wednesday by a woman who settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill O'Reilly, after the former Fox News Channel personality sought and receiv...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden nominates tech exec, political adviser David Cohen as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist a...
Jul 21, 2021
City of Red Deer names interim city manager
The City of Red Deer says is has promoted its acting city manager to interim city manager.Tara Lodewyk took over the role this spring after the departure of Allan Seabrooke.The City says she will cont...
Jul 21, 2021
Sadlier reaches Lacombe in Lethbridge-Edmonton "Walk to Breathe"
LACOMBE, AB - Chris Sadlier is about four-fifths of the way done his 500 km journey.He is walking from Lethbridge to Edmonton to raise awareness and funds for the Lung Association of Alberta & Nor...
Jul 21, 2021
Taylor leaves ESPN after failing to reach contract extension
Maria Taylor is leaving ESPN after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension. Taylor had been with ESPN since 2014 but her contract expired Tuesday. Her last assignment f...
Jul 21, 2021