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Brooks resident dies from COVID-19, but no new infections in South Zone
BROOKS, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its daily update on COVID-19 for Thursday, May 28.There were just 29 new cases, bringing the provincial total to 6,955. Of those, 652 cases are stil...
May 28, 2020
Alberta NDP mocks UCP for taking COVID cash from 'sugar daddy' Trudeau
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition says Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservatives have a new "sugar daddy" in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and should not accept a federal COVID-1...
May 28, 2020
Canada's vulnerable to money laundering on par with similar countries: expert
VANCOUVER - A senior police officer from the United Kingdom who specializes in money laundering says he believes Canada is no more vulnerable to the crime than other Western jurisd...
May 28, 2020
Oilpatch advocates tell MPs help needs to be faster, easier to get
OTTAWA - Representatives from Canada's oilpatch say they don't know of a single energy company that has yet benefited from any of Ottawa's COVID-19-inspired loan programs. Several company ow...
May 28, 2020
Bill introduced to create greater "choice in education" in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If a newly-introduced bill passes, it would allow parents more flexibility to choose what kinds of education their children will have.Bill 15, the Choice in Education Act, will make s...
May 28, 2020
Graham urges older judges to retire so GOP can fill openings
WASHINGTON - Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is publicly urging federal judges in their mid-60s or older to step aside so President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans ...
May 28, 2020
Warrant issued for arrest of former PQ leader Boisclair on sex assault charges
MONTREAL - A warrant has been issued for the arrest of former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair on charges that he used a weapon to commit a sexual assault. The warrant signed by a Quebec co...
May 28, 2020
Alberta's economy projected to shrink by 6.8 per cent this year: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It may not come as a surprise to anyone at this point, but the COVID-19 pandemic will have long-lasting impacts on the Canadian economy.According to a new report from the Conference B...
May 28, 2020
Canadian Premier League looking to resume play in Prince Edward Island
The UFC has Fight Island. The Canadian Premier League is looking at Prince Edward Island. The P.E.I. government confirmed Thursday that it has been approached by Halifax's HFX Wanderers FC "to see if ...
May 28, 2020
With a gay protagonist, Pixar short 'Out' makes history
NEW YORK - In Steven Clay Hunter's 23 years as an animator at Pixar, he has drawn a seven-armed octopus, a Canadian daredevil and a wheezing toy penguin. But there were scenes he never expected to ani...
May 28, 2020