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North Zone adds five confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday to close out March
Five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been added to the North Zone's total on Tuesday, bringing the total to 50 to close out the month of March.Two of those cases were added in the Peace Region. T...
Mar 31, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw (Photo: Government of Alberta)
COVID-19 ended Tynes' high school career; N.S. guard among seniors in limbo
Kellen Tynes likely would have been touring U.S. college campuses right about now and mapping out his college basketball future with his family. Instead, the 18-year-old from Dartmouth, N.S., spent mu...
Mar 31, 2020
Montreal Impact midfielder Shamit Shome making most of time alone
Montreal Impact midfielder Shamit Shome has been making the most of his time while hunkered at home. When not reaching out to friends and family, the 22-year-old from Edmonton has been working out and...
Mar 31, 2020
Crime and roads major concern in City, according to satisfaction survey results
The City has received the results of their citizen satisfaction survey which was completed in January.The results from both the phone and online survey were presented to the Council Committee Meeting ...
Mar 31, 2020 Photo: Shaun Penner
Woodbine Entertainment says it will continue to stable horses on backstretch
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment said Tuesday it will continue stabling horses on its backstretch and provide the essential care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement came...
Mar 31, 2020
Premier: Keystone XL expected to generate $30B for Alberta over 20 years
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the Keystone XL Pipeline is expected to lead to higher oil prices, increased volumes of oilsands crude and generate at least $30 billion in increased royalties over t...
Mar 31, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta
Regional EMS Foundation asking for gift cards instead of food donations
The Regional EMS Foundation, Canadian Tire and New Horizon Co-op gas stations across Grande Prairie are teaming up to accept gift card donations of any denomination that will go towards local Emergenc...
Mar 31, 2020 Photo: Facebook / Regional EMS Foundation
Leafs' Dubas praises NBA's 'momentous move' to suspend its season amid pandemic
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas was watching television the evening of March 11 when news started to trickle out of Oklahoma City. An NBA player - it would turn out to be Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz - had ...
Mar 31, 2020
Consider releasing some inmates to stem COVID-19 in prisons, minister requests
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has asked the federal prison service and the parole board to look at early release for some offenders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 behind bars. Mary-Liz...
Mar 31, 2020
Amid medical-supplies scramble, pandemic highlights new perils to free trade
WASHINGTON - "America First" rhetoric and disdain for free trade are old news in the Donald Trump era, but with countries in a life-or-death scramble to stockpile gowns, ...
Mar 31, 2020