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Bettman raises chance of NHL not completing regular season
For the first time since halting play four weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman raised the possibility Tuesday of not completing the regular season in order to squeeze in time to award the Stanley...
Apr 7, 2020
RCMP warning Albertans of rise in COVID-19 related scams
Alberta RCMP are warning people of a rise in COVID-19 related scams in Canada.RCMP say that the spike in scams started at the beginning of April and that the most common reports they are receiving are...
Apr 7, 2020 An example of a COVID-19 scam message received through email. (Courtesy of the Alberta RCMP)
Third COVID-19 case confirmed in the County of Grande Prairie
The County of Grande Prairie added one newly confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as the province as a whole added 25 for April 7.The province updated its COVID-19 stats on its aggregate data websit...
Apr 7, 2020 There are now three active cases in the County of Grande Prairie (Photo: Government of Alberta)
World Athletics suspends Tokyo qualifying, which changes marathon landscape
TORONTO - Changes in Tokyo Olympic qualifying dates have Canada's marathoners rearranging their race calendars. World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field, announced Tuesday it was...
Apr 7, 2020
Dr. Donald: why the U.S. president keeps touting an unproven COVID-19 treatment
WASHINGTON - Americans and Canadians alike are used to seeing gauzy, pastel-coloured pitches for medicines, therapies and treatments on cable television. They're less accustomed to ...
Apr 7, 2020
Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe bingeing his own team during NHL pause
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe doesn't have Netflix and hasn't seen "Tiger King." In fact, when the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs heard about the cringe-inducing-but-can't-look-away series,...
Apr 7, 2020
Canada failed to learn from past pandemics: health-care associations
OTTAWA - Health-care associations and unions say Canada has failed to learn vital lessons from past pandemics, and front-line workers are now paying the price. They gave their testimony to the House o...
Apr 7, 2020
Freedom means more this year: how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing Passover
OTTAWA - There's a question asked each year by Jews as they begin the Passover holiday: "Why is this night different?" It's asked as a way into the telling of the Passover story, an ancient tale ...
Apr 7, 2020
4-H extends event suspensions date
4-H Alberta says all sanctioned activities have been suspended through May 31. That includes everything at the club, district, regional, and provincial levels.4-H Alberta says in a statement on its Fa...
Apr 7, 2020 from the $-H Alberta Facebook page
2020 Wanham Plowing Match cancelled
The Directors of the Wanham Plowing Match says this year's edition has been cancelled.The announcement is contained in a post on the Match's Facebook page.The post says this was "a very difficult deci...
Apr 7, 2020 from the Wanham Plowing Match Facebook page