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New Orleans calliope tribute for jazz great Ellis Marsalis
NEW ORLEANS - A tourist riverboat calliope blasted hymn and gospel tunes across New Orleans' French Quarter on Friday as a tribute to the late jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis. Marsalis, who t...
Apr 04, 2020
North Zone adds 11 COVID-19 cases, province adds 106
The North Zone added 11 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, according to the province's aggregate data website, bringing the Zone's total number of cases to 68. Six of those cases were added i...
Apr 04, 2020
Alberta Government to defer timber dues for six months
A six-month deferral of all timber dues for forest industry companies is the latest measure announced by the Government of Alberta in response to COVID-19.The deferral of dues will support companies t...
Apr 04, 2020
Storm, GM Bomersback part ways after three seasons
The Grande Prairie Storm have announced that General Manager Mark Bomersback has resigned from his position, effective immediately.The team made the announcement on Saturday afternoon, calling the mov...
Apr 04, 2020 Photo supplied by the Grande Prairie Storm
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:45 p.m. Prince Edward Island says it has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 compared with the prior day. The province's...
Apr 04, 2020
'The Charter still applies': Canadians urged to monitor civil liberties during pandemic
MONTREAL - While Canadians monitor their bodies for signs of COVID-19 symptoms, civil liberties advocates and human rights lawyers are urging citizens to also keep track of the possible eros...
Apr 04, 2020
Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class
Kobe Bryant's resume has yet another entry to prove his greatness: He's now, officially, a Hall of Famer. And he's got plenty of elite company in the 2020 class, one that may be as glitzy as any. Brya...
Apr 04, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:45 p.m. Prince Edward Island says it has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 compared with the prior day. The province's...
Apr 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:49 p.m. ET on April 4, 2020: There are 12,954 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 6,101 confirme...
Apr 04, 2020
Knifeman in southern France kills 2 in attack on passersby
PARIS - A man wielding a knife attacked residents of a French town while they ventured out to shop amid a coronavirus lockdown Saturday, killing two people and wounding eight others, authorities said....
Apr 04, 2020