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Canada's sports organizations eager to unite country when pandemic passes
Tom Renney remembers exactly where he was during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It was the first time the New York Rangers had ever held their training camp in Manhattan. Renney, who was entering...
Mar 29, 2020

Home becomes school and workplace as students switch to online learning
Spring break is over in most of Canada but provincial governments and teachers' unions are still trying to figure out how learning will resume at home, which for many parents has been transf...
Mar 29, 2020

Bereaved Canadians struggle and adapt to grieve under COVID-19 measures
A funeral for Paula Lockhart was held in Kentville, N.S., last week, after the 55-year-old passed away following a long battle with cancer. For Paula's son Keith, it wasn't the service he expecte...
Mar 29, 2020

Two new cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer as provincial total jumps
Another 79 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alberta since Friday, bringing the provincial total to 621. The increase marks the biggest single-day jump in Alberta since the pandemic began.There...
Mar 28, 2020

Canada could face legal trouble over refugee deportations: advocates
OTTAWA - Refugee advocates say Canada could be in legal hot water if the United States deports asylum seekers turned away from Canada as part of a broader deal with the U.S. to close the border t...
Mar 28, 2020

Families urge action to get Canadians home from cruise ship stuck off Panama
It should have been the trip of a lifetime for Ottawa residents Catherine McLeod and Paul Innes, but it has turned into a nightmare as they remain trapped on a cruise ship where COVID-19 has taken hol...
Mar 28, 2020

Lacombe Police looking for info from public about three incidents
Lacombe Police Service is looking for information from the public related to a trio of ongoing investigations.LPS says on March 22, members received a complaint about a stolen trailer containing a 201...
Mar 28, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Ontario allows youth to remain in care after passing cut-off age during pandemic
TORONTO - Youth in Ontario's child welfare system who pass the cut-off age during the COVID-19 pandemic will remain in care, says a new moratorium issued by the province. That means the ...
Mar 28, 2020

Brian's Custom Sports shifts to producing medical supplies to fight COVID-19
It only took a single text message for the sewing team at Brian's Custom Sports to join the fight against the spread of COVID-19. The goalie equipment manufacturer had been approached by Windsor-Essex...
Mar 28, 2020

Alberta Fishing Education Program now available for free
The Alberta Hunter Education Instructors Association (AHEIA) is making its eight-module Alberta Fishing Education Program available online for free.A non-profit, the organization says its program comp...
Mar 28, 2020