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India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system
NEW DELHI - India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms ...
Apr 27, 2021
Mexico's Cruz Azul defeats Toronto FC 3-1 in CONCACAF Champions League play
TAMPA, Fla. - Bryan Angulo scored twice as Mexican league leader Cruz Azul defeated Toronto FC 3-1 in the first leg of their Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal Tuesday night.The result ...
Apr 27, 2021
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel gets seat at National Cathedral
Washington National Cathedral, the massive Episcopal house of worship that prides itself on being an unfinished work-in-progress whose stones and stained glass tell the story of the 20th and 21st cent...
Apr 27, 2021
Looser restrictions boosted restaurant and bar sales in February: ATB Financial
Although still down compared to before the pandemic, ATB Financial says seasonally adjusted restaurant and bar sales in Alberta jumped by 15 per cent in February. The increase coincided with changes t...
Apr 27, 2021
LETTER: Is Canada Worth Saving? If Yes, Can We?
Is Canada Worth Saving? If Yes, Can We? Our Economic Education Association recently hosted a conference on the future of Alberta and by extension, Canada. There was good news and bad news. First the g...
Apr 27, 2021
First-year Thurber teacher strives to make a difference
Rahna Dad Mohammad has found her passion after coming to Canada as a refugee from Afghanistan when she was six-years-old with her family and pursuing a career in the teaching profession.Rahna, a Grade...
Apr 27, 2021
AHS picks laundry service provider
Alberta Health Services has chosen K-Bro Linen Systems as its province-wide laundry services provider.AHS says that by fully contracting out laundry services significant ongoing operating savings will...
Apr 27, 2021
Alberta to cut surgeries up to 30 per cent in Edmonton, Calgary, North zones
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services says it will reduce scheduled surgical activity up to 30 per cent in the Edmonton, Calgary and North zones due to rising COVID-19 case numbers.The province says it w...
Apr 27, 2021
Samsung family donating mass art trove to smooth inheritance
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Samsung's founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help...
Apr 27, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. There are 1,194,989 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,194,989 confirmed cases (84,313 activ...
Apr 27, 2021