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Partygoer at Missouri's Lake of Ozarks positive for COVID-19
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - Health officials said Friday that they were seeking to "inform mass numbers of unknown people" after a person who attended crowded pool parties over Memorial Day weekend at Missouri...
May 29, 2020

Grande Prairie museums set to re-open June 2
On Friday, the City of Grande Prairie announced that Grande Prairie Museum & Heritage Village, Ernie Radbourne Pavilion (Muskoseepi Park) and the Heritage Discovery Centre (Centre 2000) will re-op...
May 29, 2020

Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions
CHICAGO - The false social media posts started just hours after protesters first began chanting and carrying banners around the Minneapolis neighbourhood where George Floyd, an African American man, d...
May 29, 2020

All Albertans eligible for COVID-19 testing starting Monday
As the province looks ahead to Stage 2 of the Relaunch Strategy, more people will be able to get tested for the novel coronavirus.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says, starting Frida...
May 29, 2020

Oilers' Draisaitl reflects on Art Ross Trophy win: 'You dream of these things'
Leon Draisaitl had just wrapped up a phone call with Alphonso Davies. The German hockey star and the Canadian soccer sensation have a lot in common. A dominant centre for the Edmonton Oilers, Dra...
May 29, 2020

Three new COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie Friday
Three new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the City of Grande Prairie Friday as the province adds 24 new cases for May 29. Alberta now has 616 total active cases of COVID-19. Alberta's Chief ...
May 29, 2020

Kylie Jenner, Forbes spar over story on billionaire status
LOS ANGELES - Forbes magazine, which once declared Kylie Jenner a billionaire on its cover, says she no longer deserves the title, but Jenner is pushing back. Forbes said in a story posted Friday that...
May 29, 2020

'Never Have I Ever' brings rare voice, and a newcomer, to TV
LOS ANGELES - When Mindy Kaling was growing up in the Boston area, few classmates looked like her, and her television choices ranged from angsty white teenagers to funny white teenagers. It helps expl...
May 29, 2020

Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus
A comedian whose faces made generations laugh. The cinematographer behind E.T's glowing finger and moonlight flight. A jazz guitarist of legendary poise and precision. In the third installment in a se...
May 29, 2020

Senate joins House of Commons in extending suspension until mid-June
OTTAWA - The Senate is staying closed for two more weeks, not planning to sit again until June 16. The upper chamber is following the lead of the House of Commons, which doesn't have a ...
May 29, 2020