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Final figures from 2020-21 show Alberta with $17B deficit, over $5B in COVID-19 costs
EDMONTON - New figures show Alberta's fight against COVID-19 hit more than $5 billion by the end of the last fiscal year in March.The money went toward continuing care, hospitals, testing, vaccine dis...
Jun 30, 2021
Andreescu makes early exit from Wimbledon, Shapovalov advances to third round
LONDON - Bianca Andreescu made an early exit from Wimbledon, while Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round at the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Andreescu, the women's...
Jun 30, 2021
Canada promises $100M in foreign aid to support care workers in developing countries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will spend $100 million over the next five years on global projects to address the unequal burden women bear caring for others. Trudeau is making the...
Jun 30, 2021
Peace Tower flag lowered on Canada Day to honour Indigenous children: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he asked that the national flag on the Peace Tower remain at half-mast for Canada Day to honour the Indigenous children who died in residential schools. In ...
Jun 30, 2021
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold wins appeal to compete at Tokyo Olympics
Mandy Bujold has won her appeal to box in the Tokyo Olympics. On Tuesday, Bujold said on Twitter that the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Olympic Committee's Boxing Task Fo...
Jun 30, 2021
Decision on Habs home-game capacity for Stanley Cup final coming today: public health
MONTREAL - A senior Quebec public health official says a decision on capacity at upcoming Montreal Canadiens home games for the Stanley Cup final will be announced today. The Montreal Canadiens organi...
Jun 30, 2021
Charles Oakley memoir 'The Last Enforcer' to publish in 2022
NEW YORK (AP) - Charles Oakley has a memoir coming out next year that includes a brief assist from former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan. Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, anno...
Jun 30, 2021
High Level resident wins $1 million in June LOTTO MAX draw
High Level's David Fehr is $1 million richer after he scanned his LOTTO MAX ticket and discovered he had won a $1 million cash prize from the June 1 draw."I gave my ticket to the cashier and saw the p...
Jun 30, 2021
Road closure at 47 Street next week
Red Deer drivers are advised of a road closure at 47 Street and 51 Avenue next week as crews complete catch basin and manhole replacements.Starting at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, July 5, 47 Street west of 51...
Jun 30, 2021
Decision on Habs home-game capacity for Stanley Cup final coming today: public health
MONTREAL - A senior Quebec public health official says a decision on capacity at upcoming Montreal Canadiens home games for the Stanley Cup final will be announced today. The Montreal Canadiens organi...
Jun 30, 2021