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Road Warriors: Jays wrap up camp ahead of 60-game regular season on the road
The Blue Jays closed up shop in Toronto on Monday to begin a most unusual road trip: a 60-game regular season that won't include a single visit to Rogers Centre. Players are packin...
Jul 20, 2020
Investigation into cause of Ice Explorer rollover in Columbia Icefields continues
RCMP are continuing to investigate what caused an Ice Explorer vehicle to rollover at the Columbia Icefields which killed three people and injured several others on Saturday.The ages of the victims th...
Jul 20, 2020
Ontario Speed Skating Association praised by Special Olympics for inclusivity
Jackson Tomlinson was enthralled when Canadian speedskater Charles Hamelin won gold in the men's 500-metre final and raced over to embrace his then-girlfriend Marianne St-Gelais in one ...
Jul 20, 2020
Juice WRLD's posthumous album dominates Billboard charts
NEW YORK - Rapper Juice WRLD's first posthumous album "Legends Never Die" is alive and well on the music charts. The 21-track album set several records when it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 al...
Jul 20, 2020
Child-care cash to help with urgent COVID-19 needs in sector, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says a quick infusion of child-care cash to provinces will be aimed at helping daycares pay for protective gear, cleaning supplies and extra space nee...
Jul 20, 2020
Province of Alberta providing $15 million in laboratory upgrades in Grande Prairie, northern Alberta
The Province of Alberta announced on Monday that it will be providing $15 million to upgrade laboratory equipment throughout northern Alberta, including the Peace Region.The money will be used to purc...
Jul 20, 2020
NHL says two players tested positive over first week of training camps
NEW YORK - The NHL says two players tested positive for COVID-19 during the first week of training camps. The league said in a release Monday that 2,618 tests were completed on more than 800 players. ...
Jul 20, 2020
States try again to block coal sales that Trump revived
BILLINGS, Mont. - A coalition of states on Monday renewed its push to stop the Trump administration from selling coal from public lands after a previous effort to halt the lease sales was dismissed by...
Jul 20, 2020
B.C. officer in off-duty disturbance not expected to survive: Abbotsford police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer is on life support in hospital and a spokeswoman for the Abbotsford Police Department says the man is not expected to survive. Sgt. Judy ...
Jul 20, 2020
County of Grande Prairie seeking to add Highway 40X as an economic stimulus project
The County of Grande Prairie is pushing to see the Highway 40X ring road southwest of Grande Prairie be added to the province's list of economic stimulus projects.A motion was passed at last week's Co...
Jul 20, 2020