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US unemployment applications are set to shoot up again
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is poised Thursday to announce the latest alarming report on the layoffs that have been sweeping across the economy since the coronavirus outbreak struck hard last mon...
Apr 16, 2020
Section of Range Road 114 closed due to spring melt
A section of Range Road 114 in the County of Grande Prairie is closed until further notice due to flooding caused by melting snow and ice.The section of that road between Township Roads 705 and 710 (e...
Apr 16, 2020 Drivers can detour using Range Road 115 or 111A (Photo: Twitter / County of Grande Prairie)
Premier calls for understanding of fire, OHV ban
Premier Jason Kenney says he understands that many people may be upset with the province's decision to ban campfires and place restrictions on off-highway vehicles in Forest Protected Areas, but he ad...
Apr 16, 2020 The Chuckegg Creek Wildfire burned over 350,000 hectares of forest in 2019 (Photo: Alberta Wildfire)
China delays pandemic warning and 'Canada Together: In Concert'; In The News for April 16
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 April 16 ... COV...
Apr 16, 2020
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. EST on April 16, 2020: There are 28,379 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 14,860 confirmed...
Apr 16, 2020
Senior podcasters take on tech to stay connected with each other and the world
VANCOUVER - Podcasting seemed like a frightening technological venture for Sylvie Anderson before she "gave it a whirl" with a group trying to stay connected during the pandemic through...
Apr 16, 2020
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear appeal of La Loche shooter
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is to decide today whether it will hear an appeal from a young man who killed four people and injured seven others in a mass sho...
Apr 16, 2020
Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...
Apr 16, 2020
Trudeau poised to announce more financial support for small businesses
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial help for small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought much of Canada's ec...
Apr 16, 2020
Coronavirus: Hold music, noise wreck court hearing by phone
ATLANTA - It was a court hearing gone awry in the time of the coronavirus: Legal arguments in a lawsuit over gun carry licenses were repeatedly interrupted by hold music, background noise and failures...
Apr 15, 2020