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AP Exclusive: Visits to federal inmates halted over virus
WASHINGTON - Inmates at all 122 federal correctional facilities across the country will no longer be allowed visits from family, friends or attorneys for the next 30 days, in response to the threat of...
Mar 13, 2020
3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 13, 2020
3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 13, 2020
Grande Prairie RCMP seek owner of textbooks
Grande Prairie RCMP are looking to identify the owner of found property.On Wednesday, March 11, several items were turned over the the RCMP by a member of the public. One of the items, an orange backp...
Mar 13, 2020 Medical Textbook (photo courtesy of the Grande Prairie RCMP)
Internal government docs raise new questions about approval of 737 Max
OTTAWA - Internal government documents about the Boeing 737 Max are raising new questions about Canada's aircraft approval process. The documents, made public at a parliamentary hearing Thursday, reve...
Mar 13, 2020
Eastlink, Coca Cola Centres closed until further notice
The Eastlink Centre and Coca Cola Centre will also be closed to the public until further notice. In a Facebook post last night, the recreation facility says the closure is a precautionary measure to p...
Mar 13, 2020 Eastlink Centre (photo by Shaun Penner)
LA and San Diego join list of California school closings
LOS ANGELES - California's two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, will close starting March 16 because of the coronavirus threat, officials announced Friday. The decision was announc...
Mar 13, 2020
PBO says MPs should seek 'clarity' from government on Trump tariff retaliation
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog urged federal politicians to ask the government why it is holding on to an extra $105 million that it collected on U.S. steel and aluminum during its trade figh...
Mar 13, 2020
WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action
GENEVA - The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and urged aggressive action from all countries to fight it, as U.S. stocks plunged into bear market territory and several Ame...
Mar 13, 2020
Canada calls off upcoming men's and women's international soccer matches
TORONTO - Canada Soccer has called off international friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago and Australia in March and April due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadian men were slated to host Trinid...
Mar 13, 2020