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Donation brings a bit of Mardi Gras to hospital workers
NEW ORLEANS - Emily Bauman is a believer in the power of music. So when she got her stimulus check, she put that power to work -- for New Orleans's hospital workers and the city's out-of-work musician...
May 19, 2020

Vancouver-based MMA champion Bibiano Fernandes awaits next title defence
Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes really is a champion in waiting these days. The One Championship bantamweight title-holder spends his days at home in Vancouver, attending to dad duties with limited mixe...
May 19, 2020

COVID measures cut world greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a fifth: study
A study says measures taken to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in greenhouse gas emissions going down worldwide by 17 per cent.Most of the reductions came from decreased transportation needs...
May 19, 2020

'Good questions' being asked about safety of Snowbirds: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are "very good questions" being asked about the safety of the Snowbirds, but that the government will wait for an investigation before making any deci...
May 19, 2020

Province reportedly denying funding for financially-strapped HALO Air Ambulance
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The partnership between Cypress County and HALO Air Ambulance has been one of the strongest in southeast Alberta over the last decade.So much so, that Cypress County chose to emblaz...
May 19, 2020

COVID measures cut world greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a fifth: study
A study says measures taken to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in greenhouse gas emissions going down worldwide by 17 per cent. Most of the reductions came from decreased transportation...
May 19, 2020

New auditor general says office narrowing focus on federal COVID-19 programs
OTTAWA - The nominee to be Canada's next auditor general says the office will cast a critical eye on federal pandemic preparedness and key spending the Liberals have rolled out to cushion the eco...
May 19, 2020

Injunction calls for removal of Manitoba blockade set up over COVID-19 concerns
SPLIT LAKE, Man. - A court injunction is ordering members of a Manitoba First Nation who are worried about the spread of COVID-19 to remove a blockade set up at a hydroelectric construction site. Tata...
May 19, 2020

Alberta announces financial support for hotel & lodging operators
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta looks to keep the hospitality sector alive.Providers of hotels and other lodging facilities will be able to keep tourism levy amounts collected between March 1...
May 19, 2020

UN Security Council needs Canada post-pandemic, akin to Second World War: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council is more relevant now because of the need to rebuild the world after the COVID-19&nb...
May 19, 2020