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Bed closures strike Lacombe Hospital where staff are "run ragged"
Eleven hospital beds in Lacombe temporarily closed, effective July 9.The palliative care and acute care beds were closed, AUPE notes, because of the failure to fill vacancies, which in turn have cause...
Jul 10, 2021
Wimbledon final: Djokovic eyes 20th Slam, Berrettini his 1st
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - The man standing between Novak Djokovic and a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title, Matteo Berrettini, remembers being wowed by Wimbledon when he played in the junior event as ...
Jul 10, 2021
To home or Rome? England takes on Italy to end title drought
LONDON (AP) - To hear the England players giddily singing along with the Wembley Stadium crowd to "Sweet Caroline" - "so good, so good" - encapsulates the youthful exuberance and carefree spirit of a ...
Jul 10, 2021
Joe Pepitone suing Hall of Fame for return of famed bat
Former New York Yankees star Joe Pepitone has filed a lawsuit against the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum seeking the return of the Louisville Slugger bat that Mickey Mantle used to hit his ...
Jul 10, 2021
Finance minister says Canada is committed to proposed global corporate tax rate
VENICE, Italy - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is all in on a "historic" effort to prevent multinational companies from shopping around for lower tax rates. Freeland and other finance ...
Jul 10, 2021
Coach John Herdman has his eye on the prize as Canada kicks off Gold Cup campaign
If football comes home to England in Sunday's Euro 2020 final, Canada coach John Herdman will miss it. Herdman, who hails from Consett, England, just outside of Newcastle, will be settling down for hi...
Jul 10, 2021
Awaiting news, families of condo victims bond together
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - At the Seaview Hotel, a vast and once impersonal ballroom has become a refuge - a shared space of hope and sorrow where grieving families comfort each other during the ago...
Jul 10, 2021
Harper urges global powers not to negotiate with incoming Iranian regime
Governments around the world should shun Iran's incoming president based on his long-standing record of human rights abuses, a former Canadian prime minister argued Saturday in a speech to an internat...
Jul 10, 2021
Former NFL receiver Bryant among eight Toronto Argonauts placed on suspended list
GUELPH, ONTARIO - Former NFL receiver Martavis Bryant was among eight players placed on the CFL's suspended list Saturday by the Toronto Argonauts. Bryant, 29, signed with Toronto on Jan. 25. He was s...
Jul 10, 2021
Government developing new label for made-in-Alberta food products
Agriculture and Forestry Alberta is developing a new label for farmers and processors to put on their products.Minister Devin Dreeshen made the announcement Saturday morning, saying the label will hel...
Jul 10, 2021