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Quebec City's Anne-Catherine Tanguay returns to pro golf with Symetra Tour event
Anne-Catherine Tanguay was watching golf on TV from her home in Florida, taking care of her newborn daughter, when she realized she wasn't done playing the professional game. As the Canadian saw her f...
Mar 17, 2021
Watchdog says some Microsoft Exchange servers in Canada affected by security gap
TORONTO, Ohio - Canada's main cybersecurity watchdog is warning that organizations of all sizes need to protect themselves from a recently discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange email servers....
Mar 17, 2021
Local restaurants ready for St. Patrick’s Day
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Local restaurants have been waiting on this day for two years.Last St. Patrick's Day restaurants and bars were forced to close. This year they are open again, and eager to welcome y...
Mar 17, 2021
About one in seven young Canadians are regular vape users; Stats Canada
A new Statistics Canada study suggests that roughly one in seven young Canadians are regular vape users.The agency finds that 14 per cent of teenagers aged 15 to 19 reported vaping in the past 30 days...
Mar 17, 2021
Province launching consultations to address consumer waste reduction and job creation
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is taking action to better manage waste reduction.The province is going to be launching formal consultations to design a made-in-Alberta solution to plastic, p...
Mar 17, 2021
Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide. Cu...
Mar 17, 2021
German economist panel cuts 2021 growth outlook to 3.1%
BERLIN - The German economy - Europe's biggest - will grow by 3.1% this year, the government's panel of independent economic advisers forecast on Wednesday, cutting its previous prediction somewhat. T...
Mar 17, 2021
Federal, B.C. New Democrat politician Ian Waddell remembered for his passion, desire
VANCOUVER - Federal and provincial leaders are among those offering condolences at the passing of long-serving British Columbia politician Ian Waddell. The former lawyer, New Democrat member of Parlia...
Mar 17, 2021
Canada's Transportation Safety Board receives Iran's report on downing of Flight 752
OTTAWA - The Transportation Safety Board says it has received the final report into events surrounding a passenger jet shot down by the Iranian military in January 2020.The investigation by Iranian ai...
Mar 17, 2021
James Levine, who ruled over Met Opera, dead at age 77
NEW YORK - Conductor James Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being eased aside when his health declined and then was fired for sexual improprieties, has d...
Mar 17, 2021