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Marc Maron mourns partner Lynn Shelton in emotional podcast
LOS ANGELES - Marc Maron's voice quivered from the first words he uttered. Just days after the sudden death of his partner Lynn Shelton, Maron spoke candidly Monday to his vast podcast audience about ...
May 19, 2020

Film shows nightmare of an emergency room in Italy
NEW YORK - Filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli has made documentaries on the Ebola virus and now the coronavirus. Ask which virus scares her more, and the answer is easy. "The frightening thing about COVID...
May 19, 2020

Province defends Keystone XL pipeline
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Keystone XL pipeline will have major sway on the economic and national security of North America.Over the weekend the campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe B...
May 19, 2020

Some shops reopen and WHO bows to calls for virus probe; In The News for May 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 19 ... --- C...
May 19, 2020

B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim
VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops. Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowb...
May 18, 2020

Lacombe County considering tax break request for carbon capture project
A Calgary-based energy development company looking for tax relief from Lacombe County for its carbon capture project near Clive, will have to wait a little bit longer for an answer.On Thursday, follow...
May 18, 2020

B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim
VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops.Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowbirds e...
May 18, 2020

Alberta Mountie loses consciousness after reviving suspected overdose victim
JANVIER, Alta. - Mounties say an officer in northern Alberta was found in medical distress and later lost consciousness while assisting a man believed to have overdosed on drugs.RCMP say the Wood Buff...
May 18, 2020

Alberta reports just 39 new COVID-19 cases on Monday
Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain low as of Monday with 65 people currently in hospital, nine of whom are in intensive care. In total, 5,519 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. One m...
May 18, 2020

California relaxes some county criteria for reopening
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed county reopening criteria on Monday, a move he said will allow most of the state's 58 counties to begin allowing dining in restaurants and oth...
May 18, 2020