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Man facing murder charges in deaths of Saskatchewan boy and grandparents
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a seven-year-old boy and the child's grandparents. Court records show an appearance was schedul...
Apr 1, 2020
Earthquake rattles Southern Alberta and Northwest U.S. Tuesday evening
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Did you feel it? For many residents across southern Alberta, including Calgary, and much of the U.S. north-west, the earth moved early Tuesday (Mar 31) evening. The temblor was felt ...
Apr 1, 2020 Earthquake area -- USGS
Hinshaw continues to encourage acts of kindness during pandemic
The province's chief medical officer of health continues to encourage Albertans to do acts of kindness during the COVID-19 crisis."We are all in this together and now more than ever, kindness matters,...
Apr 1, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo
New York City deaths top 1,000 with worst to come
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily qu...
Apr 1, 2020
Education minister will not reverse decision on layoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic
Alberta's education minister, in her first public comments since laying off more than 20,000 people in an email on the weekend, resisted Opposition calls to reverse her decision.Adriana LaGrange also ...
Apr 1, 2020
Duration of COVID-19 measures depends on obeying health authorites: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the longer it takes for all Canadians to follow the rules and stay home the longer it will be before life can return to normal.One scenario presented to cab...
Apr 1, 2020
Trudeau: U.S. standing down plan to send soldiers to backstop northern border
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the United States appears to have backed off on its plan to send soldiers to the Canada-U.S. border. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had been float...
Apr 1, 2020
Trudeau defends new flights bringing Canadians home from across the globe
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians being flown home from abroad must subject themselves to "rigorous" and mandatory 14-day self-isolation to keep their fellow citizens safe. Tr...
Apr 1, 2020
Supply-line disruptions could cause Canadian drug shortage
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Health Canada says the COVID-19 pandemic will likely lead to shortages of drugs and medical devices that treat other conditions. A lack of medications to fill ordinary ...
Apr 1, 2020
Wimbledon cancelled for 1st time since WWII because of virus
Wimbledon was cancelled on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament won't be played. The All England Club announced...
Apr 1, 2020