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Asian shares mostly higher, lockdown feud drags Tokyo lower
BANGKOK - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday though Japan's benchmark fell as local leaders sparred with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government over measures to contain the coronavirus outb...
Apr 09, 2020
Apollo 13's most famous quotes originated in Hollywood
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Apollo 13's best known quotes originated not in space or Mission Control, but in Hollywood. Their moon-bound spacecraft wrecked by an oxygen tank explosion on April 13, 1970, th...
Apr 08, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 340. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Deb Diemer CALGARY - Mike and Deb Diemer wer...
Apr 08, 2020
Border screenings and smartphone apps: A look at Alberta's relaunch strategy
EDMONTON - Albertan Premier Jason Kenney has announced some details about what he calls the province's relaunch strategy. The plan focuses on gradually boosting the economy while preventing a sec...
Apr 08, 2020
Ex-Ranger Hamilton indicted, accused of beating daughter, 14
FORT WORTH, Texas - Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury...
Apr 08, 2020
Kobe Bryant's latest book to debut atop bestseller list
Kobe Bryant is back atop the bestseller lists, days after the late Los Angeles Lakers superstar was selected to the Hall of Fame. The latest release from Bryant's Granity Studios, "The Wizenard Series...
Apr 08, 2020
Alberta increases COVID-19 testing for essential workers and seniors
Alberta has announced changes to COVID-19 testing in the province.At the COVID-19 update on April 8, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, outlined the changes, saying effectiv...
Apr 08, 2020 Government of Alberta
Five new cases of COVID-19 reported in North Zone Wednesday
Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the North Zone on Wednesday, as the province added 50 new confirmed cases to bring the provincial total to 1,423.Three of those cases have appeared in the M...
Apr 08, 2020 One of the County of Grande Prairie COVID-19 cases have recovered, while the North Zone added five new cases on Wednesday (Photo: Government of Alberta)
Senators head coach D.J. Smith on California road trip: 'The fear hadn't set in'
D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren't many people around. "At that point, no one knew what we know now," the team's r...
Apr 08, 2020
More COVID-19 aid, PPE needed for First Nations and Metis, leaders say
OTTAWA - First Nations and Metis leaders say they need more from Ottawa to combat COVID-19 in their communities, including money, assistance with security and help acquiring protec...
Apr 08, 2020