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B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 awake, able to meet son
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 is awake and has met her newborn son for the first time. Gillian McIntosh was given an emergency C-section...
Dec 16, 2020
Water pipe break forces evacuation of Sylvan Lake apartment building
Dozens of Sylvan Lake residents have been forced from their homes after water flooded out their apartment building Tuesday night. Caroline DeRuyter says she was relaxing in her fourth floor unit at Ax...
Dec 16, 2020
Detailed portrait emerges of gun acquisitions, cash stockpiles of N.S. mass killer
HALIFAX - A widening portrait of how a Nova Scotia mass killer acquired his weapons and stockpiled cash emerged Wednesday in the latest court-ordered release of documents. An unidentified witness who ...
Dec 16, 2020
Ottawa announces $185 million to help Albertans re-enter the workforce
EDMONTON - The federal government is giving support to Albertans to help them develop the skills needed to find jobs.Federal Minister of Employment and Workforce Development Carla Qualtrough announced...
Dec 16, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw says COVID-19 vaccines safe and effective
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is insisting that the COVID-19 vaccine now beind delivered in the province is safe despite the short amount of time it took to develop and approve.Dr. Deena H...
Dec 16, 2020
Red Deer with 417 active COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday
Alberta reported another 1,270 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.That's out of 17,569 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 7.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the provi...
Dec 16, 2020
Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner looking to aim higher when NHL returns
TORONTO - Mitch Marner looked at his game in the aftermath of the Toronto Maple Leafs' disappointing summer and came to a conclusion. It's time to get to the net. The silky smooth winger has made his ...
Dec 16, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 16
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Dec 16, 2020
No funds for provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards, PM hints
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding. In a year-end interview wit...
Dec 16, 2020
Brooke Henderson ready to put a cap on strange, successful 2020 LPGA season
Brooke Henderson wasn't sure how many tournaments she'd get into this LPGA season, or if she'd even tee off at all. At home with her family in Smiths Falls, Ont., while the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked h...
Dec 16, 2020