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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 8, 2020: There are 17,897 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 9,340 confirmed (i...
Apr 08, 2020
Liberals asked to help cover overruns on projects delayed by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Cities and construction groups are asking the Trudeau Liberals to relax the rules for expected cost overruns from infrastructure projects facing delays from the COVID-19 pandemic - or ad...
Apr 08, 2020
Deputy minister of foreign affairs tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy minister of foreign affairs has tested positive for COVID-19. Marta Morgan has been the top official in the department for just under a year, after leading the Immigration Dep...
Apr 07, 2020
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73
John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in "Angel from Montgomery," "Sam Stone," "Hello in There" and scores of other ind...
Apr 07, 2020
Lacombe County Council approves utilities deferral program
Lacombe County council has approved to waive the 2% late payment penalty applied on unpaid utility bills between April 1 and June 30, 2020. Council made this decision in response to the financial stra...
Apr 07, 2020
Red Deer Transit schedule for Easter weekend
Red Deer Transit hours of operation will be reduced for the upcoming holiday weekend. As part of the ongoing effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, transit hours and frequency were recently reduced...
Apr 07, 2020
Kenney says Alberta COVID-19 infections could total 800,000 to one million, deaths between 400 and 6,600
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney presented stark figures Tuesday evening of what the COVID-19 pandemic may hold for Alberta.During an address to the province, Kenney presented a two scenarios, a probable ...
Apr 07, 2020 Screengrab from live stream
Dr. Bonnie Henry says leave your hairdo to the pros after 'tinkering' herself
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer apologized to her hairdresser on Tuesday for taking matters into her own hands during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just in case anyone noticed a chang...
Apr 07, 2020
Protecting Lives and Livelihoods: Premier Kenney's speech to Albertans
Below is the full text from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's televised address to Albertans on April 7:"Protecting Lives and Livelihoods"Fellow Albertans, I am speaking to you from the Cabinet room in y...
Apr 07, 2020 (Photo: CHAT News Today)
Flames GM Brad Treliving does what he can to be ready for NHL reboot
CALGARY - Prefacing his hopes that the Calgary Flames return to the ice soon with the acknowledgment that pro hockey is not a societal priority right now, general manager Brad Treliving remains o...
Apr 07, 2020