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First cancer diagnosed in dinosaur fossil hints at communal life
EDMONTON - It's a diagnosis that took 75 million years. Canadian researchers who included specialists from surgeons to paleontologists have identified what they say is the first known cancer in a dino...
Aug 03, 2020

Braves ace Mike Soroka leaves game with injured right leg
Atlanta Braves ace Mike Soroka had to be helped off the field in the third inning against the New York Mets after tumbling to the infield grass with an injured right leg Monday night. Soroka, from Cal...
Aug 03, 2020

Alberta to share update on return to school plan
Alberta's chief medical officer of health and education minister are set to "provide an update on public health measures being taken for a safe return to school," the province said in a media release ...
Aug 03, 2020

Kucherov, Lightning beat Capitals in East round-robin play
TORONTO - Nikita Kucherov scored a goal in the first period and the winner in the shootout to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Monday in Eastern Conference round-robin ...
Aug 03, 2020

Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federally owned corporation for hiring foreign workers. Trump told report...
Aug 03, 2020

‘I wish I stopped him:’ Woman recounts drowning incident along South Saskatchewan River
MEDICINE HAT AB- It was a Saturday evening, one etched in a desperate search and the tragic loss of a 31-year-old man. The incident has left a Medicine Hat woman grieving and wondering if she could ha...
Aug 03, 2020

Distribution program ends with Alberta giving out 40 million masks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has given out 40-million non-medical face masks across the province.The government teamed up with 700 A&W, McDonald's, and Tim Horton's drive-thrus aroun...
Aug 03, 2020

Next N.L. premier Furey a political newcomer but a familiar face in the province
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Andrew Furey may be new to public office, but the province's premier-designate is a familiar face in Newfoundland and Labrador though his charity leadership and his family...
Aug 03, 2020

Feds keep lid on company names, dollar amounts in some COVID-19 contract
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have given companies more than $5.8 billion in COVID-19-related contracts for personal protective gear and medical supplies. The latest figures provided by the gover...
Aug 03, 2020

St Louis series at Detroit off after positive Cards tests
NEW YORK - Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team's four-game series at Detroit. The series was t...
Aug 03, 2020