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Developers cancel long-delayed, $8B Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. - The developers of the long-delayed, $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline announced the cancellation of the multi-state natural gas project Sunday, citing uncertainties about costs, permi...
Jul 05, 2020
Province to give out another 20 million free masks
Alberta Health is distributing another 20 million non-medical masks through fast food chains A&W, McDonald's and Tim Horton's.The free masks, which come in packs of four, will be given out startin...
Jul 05, 2020
Eastlink Centre begins phased reopening Monday
Some more recreation options for Grande Prairie residents will be opening Monday, July 6, including the Eastlink Centre and the Spray Parks at both Muskoseepi and Lion's Park.After being closed for ne...
Jul 05, 2020
Lebanon holds Baalbek concert despite virus, economic crisis
BAALBEK, Lebanon - For the first time ever, Lebanon on Sunday hosted its annual music festival in the ancient northeastern city of Baalbek without an audience, a move organizers dubbed "an act of cult...
Jul 05, 2020
Tories, NDP lay out demands as Liberals prepare to reveal state of economy
OTTAWA - Opposition parties have laid out their demands as the federal Liberal government prepares to update Canadians on the state of the economy after four months of COVID-19. Wednesday's fiscal sna...
Jul 05, 2020
Alberta NDP MP concerned over lack of Conservative attendance at virtual committee meetings
EDMONTON - Alberta's only non-Conservative member of Parliament says she's disappointed some of the province's Tory MPs haven't been participating in virtual House of Commons special COVID-19 committe...
Jul 05, 2020
P.E.I. reports 2 new COVID-19 cases linked to local man who returned from Nova Scotia
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island has reported two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to five in the past 48 hours after the province went more than two months without a positive test. ...
Jul 05, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, July 5
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:23 p.m. ET on July 5, 2020: There are 105,536 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,863 confirmed (including 5,574 deaths, 25,346 res...
Jul 05, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jul 05, 2020
COVID-19 scare sees Latvia-bound troops turn around, return to Canada
OTTAWA - A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia was forced to turn around because of concerns those on board might have been exposed to COVID-19. Defence Department spokeswoman Jessica La...
Jul 05, 2020