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Nominate an Albertan to win $1,000 with the Servus Feel Good Move
The Servus Feel Good Movement is helping Albertans feel good by asking them to nominate people, non-profits and community initiatives for up to $1,000.In May, Servus launched The Servus Feel Good Move...
Jun 18, 2020
Province announces reopening details of select historic sites
EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced that more historic sites and museums are set to open later this month.Following the successful reopening of the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton and the Royal...
Jun 18, 2020
Federal government to roll out COVID-19 contact tracing app
The federal government is putting more focus on testing and contact tracing as cases seem to be steadying across the country.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a nation-wide, mobile app is being devel...
Jun 18, 2020
European Central Bank hands out 1.3 trillion euros in loans
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank has handed out 1.31 trillion euros ($1.46 trillion) in long-term, ultra-cheap credit to hundreds of banks as part of its emergency support aimed at cushioning the...
Jun 18, 2020
Cream of Wheat, Mrs. Butterworth confront race in packaging
Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos. The soul-searching comes in the wake of PepsiCo's announcement Wednesday that it's renaming its Aunt Je...
Jun 18, 2020
Lacombe man wins a cool million
Lacombe's Gordon Lindholm needed to take a minute after he checked his LOTTO 6/49 ticket for the draw on May 23. "I couldn't believe it - I couldn't count the number of zeros on the screen."Lindholm r...
Jun 18, 2020
NewsAlert:Canada's COVID-19 caseload surpasses 100,000
TORONTO - Canada has officially recorded more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 across the country. The 173 new cases of COVID-19 reported today in Ontario, one of two provinces at the epicentr...
Jun 18, 2020
Confederate statue to be moved from central spot at Ole Miss
JACKSON, Miss. - A Confederate monument will be moved from a prominent spot at the University of Mississippi to a Civil War cemetery in a secluded part of the Oxford campus. The state college board me...
Jun 18, 2020
Montreal Impact get green light to resume full team workouts at training centre
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have been approved to resume full team workouts at their training centre. The MLS team got the green light from provincial health authorities and the league. The Im...
Jun 18, 2020
Trial of Diacks exposes dark backdrop of track golden era
PARIS - As Usain Bolt set the world ablaze, making athletics the hottest ticket at the Olympic Games, the sport was also being eaten from within. That grim picture has emerged from a corruption trial ...
Jun 18, 2020