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Estimated 950 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta reported Sunday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - COVID-19 variants now make up 38 per cent of active infections in Alberta.The province released its latest preliminary case data on Sunday.An estimated 950 new infections of COVID-19 ...
Apr 04, 2021
Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 situation sends chill through NHL's North Division
The Vancouver Canucks being brought to a standstill by the COVID-19 virus makes players and coaches elsewhere in the all-Canadian North Division uneasy for that team and their own. Sixteen of the 22 p...
Apr 04, 2021
Trimmer Guerrero helps Jays finish series win over Yanks
NEW YORK - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Randal Grichuk homered off Domingo Germn in the Yankee right-hander's return from a domestic violence ban, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 3-1 Sunday to wi...
Apr 04, 2021
Capitol attack raises questions of security vs public access
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are trying to balance openness with safety after Friday's attack within steps of the Capitol, a challenge for Congress, nearly three months after a mob stormed the seat of Ameri...
Apr 04, 2021
Keep your guard up, Tam urges Canadians as COVID-19 disrupts Easter for second year
Canada's chief public health officer is urging people to keep their guard up as COVID-19 disrupts Easter celebrations for a second year. Theresa Tam wrote on Twitter that Canadians need to be careful ...
Apr 04, 2021
Canada drops 6-4 decision to Switzerland at world men's curling championship
CALGARY - Canada's Brendan Bottcher dropped a 6-4 decision to Switzerland's Peter de Cruz in an extra end on Sunday at the BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship.Bottcher had a chanc...
Apr 04, 2021
Former bank governor Mark Carney among featured speakers at Liberal convention
OTTAWA - Mark Carney, long touted as a potential Liberal leader one day, will be a keynote speaker at the federal party's convention later this week. It's a political coming out party of sorts for the...
Apr 04, 2021
Crews take down grass fire in south Hays
HAYS, AB - The M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service tackled a grass fire in south Hays on Saturday.Fortunately, the situation did not turn into one like what southern Albertans saw one week ago.READ MO...
Apr 04, 2021
Canada's COVID-19 case count surpasses one million
Canada has recorded more than a million cases of COVID-19 since the virus arrived in the country more than a year ago. The national tally inched past the bleak threshold on Saturday when British Colum...
Apr 04, 2021
Indonesia boat collision kills 2 fishermen, 15 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat killed at least two fishermen and left 15 missing off Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said Sunday. The fishing boat ...
Apr 04, 2021