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Alberta suspends legislature amid soaring COVID-19 cases, Quebec eases restrictions
EDMONTON - The current legislative session in one of Canada's most active COVID-19 hot spots is being temporarily suspended, while the province formerly hit hardest by the pandemic prepared to ease so...
May 02, 2021
Alberta suspends legislature for two weeks as COVID-19 cases soar to record levels
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government is suspending the spring sitting of the legislature due to soaring, record-breaking caseloads of COVID-19. Government House Leader Jason Nixon says...
May 02, 2021
NOLA Gold scores 22 unanswered points for comeback win over the Toronto Arrows
METAIRIE, La. - Argentine winger Julian Dominguez scored two tries as NOLA Gold rallied with 22 straight points in the second half for a 22-14 comeback win over the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugb...
May 02, 2021
Province temporarily suspends spring sitting of Legislature
EDMONTON, AB - Due to rising COVID-19 cases in the province, the spring sitting of the Alberta Legislature has been suspended temporarily.The suspension will be on for at least two weeks and is planne...
May 02, 2021
Time is now for military to finally make real progress on sex misconduct, Arbour says
OTTAWA - Louise Arbour says she believes that after years of failed efforts and misfires, the time is finally ripe for real progress in the Canadian military's fight against sexual misconduct. And the...
May 02, 2021
Games postponed at world women's curling following positive COVID-19 tests
CALGARY - Tournament officials say multiple broadcasters have tested positive for COVID-19 at the LGT World Women's Curling Championship in Calgary. The World Curling Federation said in a release Sund...
May 02, 2021
'Aliens are coming': Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about UFO sightings
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there. Canadians appear to be seeing more "out there" while scanning the night skies in inc...
May 02, 2021
Sexual assault victims complain of 'rude' treatment by MPs at committees
OTTAWA - Melissa Lukings was in the middle of sharing her expertise in cybersecurity and her lived experience as a former sex worker during a Commons committee hearing earlier this month when the meet...
May 02, 2021
State TV: Iran reaches deals to release prisoners; US denies
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will free prisoners with Western ties in Iran in exchange for billions of dollars from the United States and the United Kingdom, state television reported Sunday. The U.S. immediat...
May 02, 2021
'Aliens are coming': Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about UFO sightings
A blinding flash of light, something unidentified overhead or aliens at the door. Somewhere the truth is out there. Canadians appear to be seeing more "out there" while scanning the night skies in inc...
May 02, 2021