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Canadian cyclist Michael Woods recovered from nasty crash, ready to race
A broken femur and global pandemic seem like a nasty double whammy. But after going down in a high-speed crash March 12 in the Paris-Nice race, Canadian Michael Woods has used cycling's COVID-19 hiatu...
Jul 07, 2020
Canada's McPeak might be 'someone's Robin Roberts' as female Black broadcaster
When Meghan McPeak considers where she is in her broadcasting career, against the backdrop of racial unrest and the bleak employment numbers of Black people in her business, she says she feels li...
Jul 07, 2020
Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre to begin reopening July 20
RDC has announced that the gradual re-opening of certain spaces within the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre will begin July 20. The Collicutt Performance Fitness Zone and Border Paving Running Track...
Jul 07, 2020
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus' severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask a...
Jul 07, 2020
Motorcyclist killed in Highway 11A crash
A 55-year-old man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding left the road and crashed into a wooded area near Sylvan Lake. RCMP say it was just after 12:30 a.m. Monday when they responded to a 911 re...
Jul 07, 2020
Provinces pose challenge to Indigenous child-welfare reform: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - National Chief Perry Bellegarde says provincial governments that want to cling to their jurisdiction over child welfare are the biggest barrier to implementing new legislation giving Indigeno...
Jul 07, 2020
Plan to allow office space at Edgar Industrial Park building goes to public hearing
A plan to locate an office-based business at a building in Edgar Industrial Park has gained initial approval from Red Deer city council. On Monday, council went against the recommendation of city admi...
Jul 07, 2020
At libel trial, Depp blasts Amber Heard's 'sick' abuse claim
LONDON - Johnny Depp said Tuesday that his ex-wife Amber Heard had made "sick" claims of abuse and falsely branded him a monster, as the actor testified in a U.K. libel case that hinges on who was the...
Jul 07, 2020
Edmonton hospital stops admitting patients due to COVID-19 outbreak
EDMONTON- The Misericordia Community Hospital in west Edmonton is tightening restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to increase at the facility.An outbreak at the hospital was first declared by Alber...
Jul 07, 2020
Budget officer pegs cost of basic income as calls for it grow due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says it could cost more than $98 billion to provide almost all Canadians with a basic income for six months beginning this fall. ...
Jul 07, 2020