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Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, Dakotas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper Midwest and Plains emerge as one of t...
Oct 08, 2020
Mali: 2 hostages freed by extremists on plane to capital
BAMAKO, Mali - Malis's presidency confirmed Thursday that prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cisse and French aid worker Sophie Petronin are aboard a flight to the capital, Bamako, after being freed...
Oct 08, 2020
NHL teams, players primed for uncertain free-agency period amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a long list of unknowns and worries across society. Questions thought unimaginable just seven months ago - about health, jobs and the economy - are now being asked on...
Oct 08, 2020
Spruce Grove grain elevator designated Provincial Historic Resource
The grain elevator in Spruce Grove, Alberta is the latest property to be designated a Provincial Historic Resource.The wooden Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator, an important part of the Spruce Grove s...
Oct 08, 2020
Miller to discuss racism in health care with Indigenous leaders as COVID cases rise
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he's convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systematic racism in health care as communities brace for the second wave o...
Oct 08, 2020
Canada Post says shop early ahead of holiday parcel surge
There's been a sharp jump in parcel deliveries since the pandemic started and Canada Post is expecting that to continue into the holiday season.So it is asking everyone to start shopping for Christmas...
Oct 08, 2020
Prominent GOP fundraiser charged in covert lobbying effort
WASHINGTON - Elliott Broidy, a fundraiser for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, has been charged in an illicit lobbying campaign aimed at getting the Trump administration to drop an inv...
Oct 08, 2020
Transport Minister unveils new safety measures after fatal railway yard accident
OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out new measures to tighten rail safety following an investigation into a fatal 2017 incident at a Saskatchewan railway yard. Transport Minister Marc Garneau...
Oct 08, 2020
Weapons complaint leads to arrest of Red Deer pair for breaching conditions
A man and woman have been charged after a weapons complaint led to a large police presence in downtown Red Deer this week. It was shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 6) when Red Deer RCMP responded to ...
Oct 08, 2020
Finnish forward Jesse Puljujarvi ready for his second stint with Edmonton Oilers
Jesse Puljujarvi returns to the Edmonton Oilers a more confident player, and thus more confident he can be a regular in the lineup. The fourth overall pick in the 2016 entry draft by the Oilers did no...
Oct 08, 2020