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Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for August 12
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...
Aug 12, 2020
Kamala Harris a 'tangible' inspiration for women, former Montreal classmate says
A former classmate and friend of Kamala Harris from her years in Montreal says he hopes the California senator and newly minted U.S. vice-presidential candidate can serve as a role...
Aug 12, 2020
N.S. Mountie faces questions over redacted warrants in mass killing case
HALIFAX - A senior RCMP officer in Nova Scotia who obtained search warrants for the investigation into the mass shooting in April was grilled in court today about why most of those documents rema...
Aug 12, 2020
Baseball Hall of Fame opens Inductees Exhibit
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2020 has to wait a year to get inducted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the careers of Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker, and Mar...
Aug 12, 2020
Penguins fire 3 assistants following quick playoff exit
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins had a specific vision last summer when they examined the rubble of a first-round sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders. General manager Jim Rutherford, coac...
Aug 12, 2020
Recovery race on for Blue Jackets, Lightning after quintuple overtime
Massage therapists working on a conveyor belt of sore groins, hips and backs was the aftermath of the NHL's marathon between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 1 of their first-ro...
Aug 12, 2020
Ponoka RCMP lay charges following carjacking
One suspect is in custody with another one still on the loose following a carjacking in Ponoka last weekend.It was just after midnight on Saturday, Aug. 8 when Ponoka RCMP responded to a 911 call that...
Aug 12, 2020
Feds seeking private consultant to design, run firearm buyback program
OTTAWA - The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms. Public Safety Canada has invited 15 consulting firms to come up with ...
Aug 12, 2020
B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart
VICTORIA - Children in British Columbia will be returning to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says. Rob Fleming ...
Aug 12, 2020
Federal funding to support Alberta’s plant-based food sector
LEDUC, AB - The federal government has announced a significant funding boost for Alberta's plant-based food sector.$2.6 million is going to the Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc. The governm...
Aug 12, 2020