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Galt Museum announces limited reopening June 2
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In just a couple of week's time, the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge will allow a limited number of guests in."We are excited to open our doors to the public again, but the s...
May 21, 2020
Trudeau promises $75M more for off-reserve Indigenous services in pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is sending $75 million to organizations that help Indigenous people living in urban areas and off reserves through the COVID-19 pande...
May 21, 2020
Four in Medicine Hat charged with child pornography offences
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation unit (ICE) made a series of significant arrests.They took place between May 12 and 14 with help from ...
May 21, 2020
Quebec retailers see slower sales, changed customer behaviour since reopening
MONTREAL - More than two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, Quebec store owners are finding that permission to open up doesn't mean a return to ...
May 21, 2020
US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that last mon...
May 21, 2020
Nearly 39 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON - More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months...
May 21, 2020
City of Brooks implements 2020 property tax rebate program
BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks is offering some relief to its residents.The community has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1,090 cases of the virus listed in the city as of Wednesday, May...
May 21, 2020
Cross-border business interests call for joint Canada, U.S. post-COVID effort
WASHINGTON - A prominent cross-border lobby group wants Canada and the United States to join forces for an integrated North American approach to the new post-pandemic global economy. Th...
May 21, 2020
COVID-19 economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Environment Canada research scientists say the COVID-19-induced economic slowdown is leading to cleaner air in many Canadian cities. Chris McLinden and Debora Griffin say remote satellit...
May 21, 2020
US says it's pulling out of Open Skies surveillance treaty
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct unarmed, observation flights over each othe...
May 21, 2020