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City of Lacombe announces temporary layoffs due to COVID-19
The City of Lacombe has temporarily laid off 50 non-essential staff - nearly one third of its workforce - due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. "It is unfortunate we are in a position t...
Mar 31, 2020
Leafs' Dubas praises NBA's 'momentous move' to suspend its season amid pandemic
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas was watching television the evening of March 11 when news started to trickle out of Oklahoma City. An NBA player - it would turn out to be Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz - had ...
Mar 31, 2020
Consider releasing some inmates to stem COVID-19 in prisons, minister requests
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has asked the federal prison service and the parole board to look at early release for some offenders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 behind bars. Mary-Liz...
Mar 31, 2020
Amid medical-supplies scramble, pandemic highlights new perils to free trade
WASHINGTON - "America First" rhetoric and disdain for free trade are old news in the Donald Trump era, but with countries in a life-or-death scramble to stockpile gowns, ...
Mar 31, 2020
NHL extends self-quarantine guideline until April 15
The NHL has extended its guideline for players and staff to self-quarantine until April 15 and it is possible the coronavirus pandemic could push that back even further. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly ...
Mar 31, 2020
Q&A: What do Canadian athletes face when trodding an unknown path to Tokyo 2020
The countdown clock has been reset. Canada pushed for postponements of the Tokyo Games and got them. The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will now open July 23 and Aug. 24 respectively...
Mar 31, 2020
Kenney discusses Keystone XL pipeline agreement
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will discuss the agreement between government and TC Energy to kick-start construction on the Keystone XL pipeline.Kenney is to speak at a media conference scheduled for 2...
Mar 31, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
'The Last Dance' look at Jordan's last title starts April 19
The long-awaited look at Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is finally set for release. ESPN and Netflix announced on Tuesday that the 10-part documentary series called "...
Mar 31, 2020
John Herdman prepares for the future, looks for silver lining in COVID-19 cloud
John Herdman had planned to be coaching the Canadian men's soccer team against Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday in Langford, B.C. Instead he was in his Vancouver-area home, working on a weekend coa...
Mar 31, 2020
'The Last Dance' look at Jordan's last title starts April 19
The long-awaited look at Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Chicago Bulls is finally set for release. ESPN and Netflix announced on Tuesday that the 10-part documentary series called "...
Mar 31, 2020