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'Alarmed:' Health critic calls for more data on COVID-19 in trucking industry
The federal NDP health critic says he is greatly concerned that there is no tracking of COVID-19 infections in long-haul truckers who are travelling back and forth across the United States b...
Jun 6, 2020
SpaceX opens era of amateur astronauts, cosmic movie sets
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX's debut astronaut launch is the biggest, most visible opening shot yet in NASA's grand plan for commercializing Earth's backyard. Amateur astronauts, private space statio...
Jun 6, 2020
Feds sign $105-million deal with Bombardier for two new Challenger jets
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is buying two new Challenger jets from Bombardier to replace half the military's existing executive aircraft fleet. The Department of National Defence announced...
Jun 6, 2020
McGovern's RV & Marine ready to bounce back following fire last week
On Sunday, May 31 a large fire ripped through a large part of McGovern's RV & Marine in Clairmont. The fire began shortly after 8:30 a.m. and affected their service bays and parts department. The ...
Jun 6, 2020
Special Olympics Alberta launches first ever Virtual Summer Series
Special Olympics Alberta announced that they are launching their first ever Virtual Summer Series.The Virtual Summer Series allows Special Olympics athletes to compete in various different sports from...
Jun 6, 2020
More protests against anti-black racism expected across Canada today
Anti-racism demonstrators are expected to gather across Canada today to protest police violence against black people. The rallies are the latest in a series of protests following the release of a vide...
Jun 6, 2020
'It’s brewing': Inmates, guards worry about violence after COVID-19 lockdown
VANCOUVER - Jennifer Larue just wants her husband to be able to hold their baby. But COVID-19 outbreaks at federal prisons and the subsequent lockdown to prevent the virus spread means Larue's husband...
Jun 6, 2020
Indigenous families say their loved ones' deaths in custody are part of pattern
VANCOUVER - One of Chantel Moore's grandmothers says her granddaughter's shooting death in New Brunswick isn't the first time she has lost a family member to police violence. Nora Martin joi...
Jun 6, 2020
Cities brace for surge in turnout as George Floyd protests persist across U.S.
WASHINGTON - The outraged Americans flooding the national capital this weekend will be greeted by two oversized, street-level reactions to the country's latest historic flashpoint ...
Jun 6, 2020
Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented b...
Jun 5, 2020