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COVID-19 health and safety protocols postpone Raptors-Pistons game
NEW YORK - The Toronto Raptors game against the Detroit Pistons scheduled for Tuesday at Amalie Arena has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled for Wednesday, pending additional COVID-19 test res...
Mar 01, 2021
Underaged sisters testify at sexual assault trial in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - *** WARNING: This story contains graphic sexual details ***Two young girls took to the stand in Lethbridge Court of Queen's Bench Monday for the start of a weeklong trial.Their mother...
Mar 01, 2021
291 new COVID cases in Alberta Monday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics compiled over the previous 24 hours.291 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing ...
Mar 01, 2021
Alberta moves to Step 2 of easing restrictions, but limited version
EDMONTON, AB- A modified approach to easing COVID restrictions was announced today.The breakdown for indoor fitness and other easings are as follows:Low-intensity individual and group exercises are no...
Mar 01, 2021
Alberta lifts some COVID-19 economic restrictions, delays others
EDMONTON - Alberta is opening up libraries and allowing low-intensity indoor group fitness workouts, like Pilates and tai chi, while it continues to monitor rates of COVID-19.The change is a fraction ...
Mar 01, 2021
National panel advises against using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on seniors
OTTAWA - A national panel of vaccine experts says provinces should not use AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on seniors, opening the door for provinces to start vaccinating younger populations with the n...
Mar 01, 2021
Senate confirms Cardona as Biden's education secretary
The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden's effort to reopen the nation's schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cardona, 4...
Mar 01, 2021
Women provide successful test of Calgary's curling bubble ahead of Brier
CALGARY - All systems are go for the Canadian men's curling championship after the women proved elite curling can happen in a pandemic. Curling Canada says no one tested positive for the COVID-19 viru...
Mar 01, 2021
White House declarative on whether U.S. will share vaccines with Canada, Mexico: ‘No’
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The White House is making it abundantly clear it has no plans to share America's COVID-19 vaccines with Canada or Mexico. Press secretary Jen Psaki has been indicating for weeks th...
Mar 01, 2021
MPs to hear from ministers, officials on safety of returning travellers in quarantine
OTTAWA - MPs will hear from federal ministers and officials as early as this week on the safety of returning travellers after two women were allegedly sexually assaulted during mandatory COVID-19 quar...
Mar 01, 2021