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Marc Maron mourns partner Lynn Shelton in emotional podcast
LOS ANGELES - Marc Maron's voice quivered from the first words he uttered. Just days after the sudden death of his partner Lynn Shelton, Maron spoke candidly Monday to his vast podcast audience about ...
May 19, 2020
Film shows nightmare of an emergency room in Italy
NEW YORK - Filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli has made documentaries on the Ebola virus and now the coronavirus. Ask which virus scares her more, and the answer is easy. "The frightening thing about COVID...
May 19, 2020
Technical Search & Rescue Association launches raffle to help raise operating funds
The Technical Search & Rescue Association is looking for help from the community so they can continue to operate in Northwestern Alberta. Since COVID-19 began it has caused the association to canc...
May 19, 2020
Some shops reopen and WHO bows to calls for virus probe; In The News for May 19
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 19 ... --- C...
May 19, 2020
B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim
VANCOUVER - A group of B.C. pilots will take to the skies Monday as a tribute to the victim of a deadly Snowbird plane crash in Kamloops. Dubbed Operation Backup Inspiration as a nod to the Snowb...
May 18, 2020
Alberta adds 39 new COVID-19 cases Monday
There was no change in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Peace Region Monday, as the province reported 39 new cases for May 18.As of Victoria Day, there are 1,036 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta...
May 18, 2020
California relaxes some county criteria for reopening
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed county reopening criteria on Monday, a move he said will allow most of the state's 58 counties to begin allowing dining in restaurants and oth...
May 18, 2020
Trump says he's taking malaria drug in case he gets virus
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19. Trump tol...
May 18, 2020
Businesses in some provinces prepare to reopen as COVID-19 restrictions loosen
Businesses in some provinces spent the day preparing to reopen, as restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus are set to ease following a May long weekend mar...
May 18, 2020
Alberta Mountie loses consciousness after reviving suspected overdose victim
JANVIER, Alta. - Mounties say an officer in northern Alberta was found in medical distress and later lost consciousness while assisting a man believed to have overdosed on drugs.RCMP say the Wood Buff...
May 18, 2020