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Silver lining? Cases of infectious diseases plunge amid anti-COVID measures
TORONTO - Lockdowns and other tough measures implemented to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a dramatic decline in other infectious illnesses such as influenza and sexually transmitte...
Sep 18, 2020

Egyptian, Mexican, Moldovan exit in race for top post at WTO
GENEVA - World Trade Organization member countries on Friday trimmed a list of candidates vying to become the next director-general from eight to five. They ejected applicants from Egypt, Mexico and M...
Sep 18, 2020

Local school districts cancel annual St.Patrick's / Dawe Run
Red Deer Public Schools and Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools have jointly announced the cancellation of this year's St. Patrick's/Dawe Run.The annual event, now in its fourth decade, has been cancel...
Sep 18, 2020

AP source: Antetokounmpo wins 2nd straight NBA MVP award
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Giannis Antetokounmpo's historic year earned him a historic awards sweep. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Milwaukee forward is the NBA's Most Valuable Player...
Sep 18, 2020

Partial closure of Canada-U.S. border extended to Oct. 21
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the partial closure of the border with the United States is being extended another month, to Oct. 21. Crossings of the border have been largely restrict...
Sep 18, 2020

Wolfpack formalize pledge to make good on missed wages if returned to Super League
The Toronto Wolfpack continued their lobbying campaign to return to Super League with a pledge Friday to meet all outstanding payroll commitments if accepted back into England's top flight under ...
Sep 18, 2020

40th annual Terry Fox Run goes virtual this weekend
Red Deerians are joining thousands of Canadians from across the country this weekend in taking part in the 40th annual Terry Fox Run.The run held annually in support of cancer research is being done v...
Sep 18, 2020

Singh blasts Trudeau, O'Toole for helping big business, super-rich during pandemic
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is accusing his Liberal and Conservative counterparts of doing the bidding of big business during the pandemic. Singh takes the swipe at Prime Minister Justi...
Sep 18, 2020

Case against man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident put off again
OTTAWA - A Manitoba man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an incident at Rideau Hall has had his case put off until Oct. 16. Corey Hurren is accused of ramming his truck through ...
Sep 18, 2020

Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov turns to music to express himself
Struggling to express what it's like to be a professional tennis player, Canada's Denis Shapovalov has found his voice in music. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., had his second rap single come out ...
Sep 18, 2020