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Opposition must take different approach in COVID-19 fight, says Andrew Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the fight against COVID-19 means sheathing partisan swords. Scheer says while the job of the Opposition is to challenge the government, what t...
Mar 22, 2020
Clergy move prayers, services online to support congregations amid pandemic
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Clergy across Canada are moving services to the digital world as they adapt to support their congregations amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that has seen governments restrict ...
Mar 22, 2020
'No new anything:' Guards union says prison needle exchange expansion on hold
CALGARY - The union representing Canadian correctional officers says a program making clean needles available to inmates at a number of prisons across the country won't be expanding to new instit...
Mar 22, 2020
Trudeau to provide another briefing to nation as COVID-19 threat escalates
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be updating Canadians again today on the latest measures being taken to try to protect the country against the steadily escalating COVID-19 threat. Trudeau ...
Mar 22, 2020
Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's supreme leader on Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by America. A...
Mar 22, 2020
Strong earthquake shakes Croatia, damages buildings
ZAGREB, Croatia - A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. Some casualties were reported. The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the ear...
Mar 22, 2020
31 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta, no increase in North Zone
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Alberta went up by 31 on Saturday, however the government's data website suggests that there are no new confirmed cases in the North Zone from the day prior.Dr...
Mar 21, 2020 Dr. Marcia Johnson, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health in Alberta, gave Saturday's COVID-19 update in Edmonton (Photo: Government of Alberta)
Raphael Lavoie signs entry-level three-year deal with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Raphael Lavoie signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The 19-year-old Lavoie is in his fourth season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. H...
Mar 21, 2020
A look back at Olympics that never were: 1916, '40 and '44
With more and more calls to postpone the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus outbreak, it's worth noting that this every-four-years spectacle has been rocked before by traumatic events. Three ot...
Mar 21, 2020
Grande Prairie residents stuck in Peru staying positive while awaiting return home
With the COVID-19 pandemic halting travel around many parts of the globe, some Grande Prairie residents are unsure of when they will be able to return home.That's the case for Cyril Cook and his niece...
Mar 21, 2020 Cyril Cook (left) and his niece Rachelle Puls during their shortened trip through the Peruvian jungle earlier this week (Photo: Cyril Cook)