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Police situation unfolding east of Whitecourt
RCMP in Whitecourt are advising of a heavy police presence in the Blue Ridge area in Woodlands County Tuesday morning.Few details are being provided by authorities on the on-going incident, only to sa...
Jun 09, 2020

Reopenings and protests have Americans bracing for second wave of COVID-19
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests Americans are more convinced than Canadians are that a second, more powerful wave of COVID-19 is on its way. The online poll by Leger and the Association of ...
Jun 09, 2020

Curling Canada names new head coaches for mixed doubles, wheelchair programs
OTTAWA - Curling Canada has announced new head coaches for its mixed doubles and wheelchair curling teams. The organization said in a release Tuesday that Scott Pfeifer will take over the mixed curlin...
Jun 09, 2020

Sudan militia leader in custody on Darfur war crimes charges
BANGUI, Central African Republic - Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb, who is charged with 50 crimes against humanity and war crimes related to the conflict in Darfur, has been arrested more than 13 ...
Jun 09, 2020

Burundi says president Nkurunziza has died of heart attack
NAIROBI, Kenya - Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56, the government announced Tuesday, ending a 15-year-rule marked by deadly political violence and a historic ...
Jun 09, 2020

US employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April
BALTIMORE - U.S. employers laid-off 7.7 million workers in April - a deep the economic hole that was created by the closure of thousands of offices, restaurants, stores and schools during the pandemic...
Jun 09, 2020

Hinshaw encourages all demonstrators to go for COVID-19 testing
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is encouraging everyone who attended anti-racism demonstrations across the province over the past several days to get tested for COVID-19.Dr. Deena Hinshaw co...
Jun 09, 2020

Feds commit $8.9M in foreign aid for reproductive health services amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada is dedicating $8.9 million in new international aid to ensure women and girls around the world have safe access to abortion and reproductive health services during the C...
Jun 09, 2020

Feds commit $8.9M in foreign aid for reproductive health services amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada is dedicating $8.9 million in new international aid to ensure women and girls around the world have safe access to abortion and reproductive health services during the C...
Jun 09, 2020

Singh says NDP won't support Liberal bill that would jail, fine CERB fraudsters
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it is irresponsible and wrong-headed for the Liberal government to draft a bill that would fine or imprison people who made fraudulent claims under the Canada Em...
Jun 09, 2020