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Calgary Zoo worried giant pandas ‘in jeopardy’ as bamboo supply running out
CALGARY - Time and food supplies are running out for two giant pandas at the Calgary Zoo.Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Calgary in 2018, along with cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue, after spending five y...
Aug 05, 2020
Feds earmark $3.3B for provinces, territories for COVID-19 infrastructure
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving ahead with plans to make it easier for provinces and territories to spend billions of dollars on infrastructure projects to address the challenges posed ...
Aug 05, 2020
Province announces $48-million to continue COVID-19 homeless supports
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is continuing to provide extra supports to several homeless shelters across the province.Back in March, $25-million was allocated to shelter spaces in Lethbr...
Aug 05, 2020
Lethbridge Food Bank a victim of long weekend vandalism
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Food Bank is still open for regular service following an incident of vandalism over the long weekend.Executive director Maral Kiani-Tari told Lethbridge News Now that t...
Aug 05, 2020
Calgary Zoo worried giant pandas 'in jeopardy' as bamboo supply running out
CALGARY - Time and food supplies are running out for two giant pandas at the Calgary Zoo. Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Calgary in 2018, along with cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue, after...
Aug 05, 2020
McCartney appointed AP's entertainment & lifestyles editor
Anthony McCartney, The Associated Press' West Coast entertainment editor who as a reporter covered the legal aftermath of Michael Jackson's death and many celebrity trials, has been appointed the news...
Aug 05, 2020
Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin out for remainder of preliminary round series
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs say defenceman Jake Muzzin has been discharged from hospital and is back at the team's hotel, but will not return to the lineup during Toronto's playoff qualification se...
Aug 05, 2020
AP source: Biden won't go to Milwaukee for acceptance speech
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept his party's White House nomination because of concerns over the coronavirus. That's according to a Democrat with know...
Aug 05, 2020
COVID-19 fallout: Ottawa announces details of support program for fishermen
HALIFAX - The federal government has announced details of a $469-million program aimed at helping Canada's fish harvesters deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fisherie...
Aug 05, 2020
Man killed in Chicago shooting was local rapper, police say
A man who was fatally shot as he stood with another man on one of Chicago's most fashionable streets was a local rapper, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the man as 26...
Aug 05, 2020