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Temporary structure donated to Calgary hospital to provide more space for COVID-19 patients
Alberta's Minister of Health, Tyler Shandro, has announced the donation of a temporary structure at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary. Minister Shandro says the structure was donated by Sprung Stru...
Apr 09, 2020 Government of Alberta
In abrupt about-face, UFC halts shows in face of COVID-19 pandemic
In an abrupt about-face at the behest of broadcast partner ESPN, the UFC has postponed UFC 249 and all future scheduled shows due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. As recently as Wednesday, UFC pr...
Apr 09, 2020
City adjusting transit services, adding on-demand service for essential travel
The City of Grande Prairie is adjusting their transit service hours and adding on-demand evening hours.Effective on Monday, April 13, weekday service from Monday to Friday will change for several rout...
Apr 09, 2020
Mayor John Tory and sports stars join forces in Team Toronto video
Toronto sports figures from Mitch Marner to Michael Bradley have joined forces with Mayor John Tory in a video urging people to "come together by staying home" during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Apr 09, 2020
North Zone adds two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday
Two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the North Zone as of April 9, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 97.The two new cases are confirmed to be in the M.D. of Smoky...
Apr 09, 2020
Leafs' Matthews hoping to take care of 'unfinished business' if season resumes
TORONTO - Auston Matthews has been wheeling around his property in Arizona on rollerblades trying to stay in shape. With the NHL on an indefinite pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maple Leafs...
Apr 09, 2020
Summit Series star, longtime Blackhawks defenceman Pat Stapleton dead at 79
TORONTO - Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strath...
Apr 09, 2020
Quebec health-care workers going without protective equipment, union says
OTTAWA - A health-care union in Quebec says workers dealing with at-risk patients are going without protective equipment in some cases, sparking criticism of the national emergency stockpile. The Fede...
Apr 09, 2020
Peace River-area man charged after traffic stop turns up drugs, weapons
A Peace River-area man is facing charges after a traffic stop in Peace River.On April 4, members of the Peace Regional RCMP were conducting patrols in the north end of the town, when a traffic stop of...
Apr 09, 2020
Hamilton's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid leaders mull flip to 2026
Hamilton has a choice between poetry and a slam dunk. Canada's candidate city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been asked to consider a bid for 2026 instead because of a global dearth of citie...
Apr 09, 2020