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Two-thirds favour keeping two-metres physical distance: Leger poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests two-thirds of Canadians don't want to relax the physical distancing rules imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. And if they were relaxed, fewer than half would feel...
Jun 23, 2020
MPs on public-safety committee to consider study of systemic police racism
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee plans to meet this afternoon to consider doing a study of systemic racism in policing. New Democrat MP Jack Harris has been pressing the public-safety committee t...
Jun 23, 2020
Asian shares advance, tracking Wall Street tech rally
TOKYO - Asian shares were higher on Tuesday, recovering from some early losses as regional markets tracked a late rally on Wall Street led by technology shares. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.5%...
Jun 23, 2020
Canada's Gillian (The Savage) Robertson makes US$50000 for UFC weekend win
LAS VEGAS - Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson collected US$50,000 for her third-round submission win over American Cortney (Cast Iron) Casey on Saturday's UFC Fight Night card in Las V...
Jun 22, 2020
Senate committee says Beyak has learned, recommends suspension be rescinded
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics committee is recommending that Sen. Lynn Beyak's suspension from the upper house be lifted now that she has taken anti-racism training and apologized for posting derogator...
Jun 22, 2020
Alberta ups ante in NHL hub bid, pitches mountain visits for players' families
EDMONTON - Alberta is upping the ante in its bid for Edmonton to co-host the NHL's summer Stanley Cup playoff tournament, pitching Rocky Mountain excursions for players' families. "It's...
Jun 22, 2020
Council extinguishes insurance office plan for former fire hall
Plans to turn the former fire hall building in Deer Park into an insurance company office have been snuffed out by Red Deer city council. Council voted down a rezoning application on Monday for the bu...
Jun 22, 2020
Virus cases at Djokovic's event put sports under scrutiny
BELGRADE, Serbia - Novak Djokovic's charity tennis exhibition series, combined with an overall softening of coronavirus restrictions in Serbia and Croatia, has been followed by an increase in the numb...
Jun 22, 2020
Alberta commits more funding to Virtual Opioid Dependency Program
The province is giving $4 million over four years to expand access to the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP), it announced on Monday.The program is run by Alberta Health Services and uses telehe...
Jun 22, 2020
Council approves temporary COVID-related borrowing bylaw
Red Deer city council has given its final approval of a temporary, short-term borrowing bylaw to help sustain municipal operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, council gave second and thir...
Jun 22, 2020