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Trudeau gives COVID-19 briefing for April 21
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to...
Apr 21, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 31 (CPAC)
Connect with nature this 50th annual Earth Day
Wednesday, April 22 will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a movement that since 1970 has engaged more than 190 countries in appreciation and respect for the planet.This year's celebrations will...
Apr 21, 2020 A moose is seen here at the Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary in Red Deer. (Todd Nivens)
Province counters concerns over mask sourcing
Health Minister Tyler Shandro has fired back against claims that domestically-sourced masks have been sent to other provinces while masks sourced from China have been given to Alberta's front-line wor...
Apr 21, 2020
Mounties investigate infant death in Airdrie
RCMP in southern Alberta are investigating the death of a baby.Police say officers in their Airdrie detachment responded to a report yesterday afternoon of an infant that wasn't breathing.They say the...
Apr 21, 2020
Fire Restriction issued for County of Stettler
A fire restriction has been issued for the County of Stettler. "Fire Hazard conditions are at a level where fires can start and grow quickly," the county says in a release. "New fire permits will not ...
Apr 21, 2020
Tokyo Olympics, IOC conflict over who pays for postponement
TOKYO - An open conflict broke out between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC on Tuesday over who will pay for the unprecedented year-long postponement. Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya said the organizi...
Apr 21, 2020
Asia Today: Singapore extends lockdown amid surge in cases
BANGKOK - Singapore will extend its partial lockdown by four more weeks after reporting thousands of new coronavirus cases in recent days, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday. The tiny city-st...
Apr 21, 2020
UK Parliament to hold virtual debates amid virus lockdown
LONDON - Britain's Parliament is going back to work, and the political authorities have a message for lawmakers: Stay away. U.K. legislators and most parliamentary staff were sent home in late March a...
Apr 21, 2020
Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus
LONDON - The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man jogs back t...
Apr 21, 2020
Queen Elizabeth II marks 94th birthday without fanfare
LONDON - Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II's 94th birthday with silence Tuesday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ringing of bells.With thousa...
Apr 21, 2020