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Troops deployed to Toronto-area long-term care homes to start heading home
OTTAWA - Ontario drivers are being told to stay on the lookout for military vehicles on the roads this week as hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members deployed to long-term care facilities in the Gr...
Jun 21, 2020
National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions
Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn't gather in person. But as an anti-racism movement swe...
Jun 21, 2020
Former Huntsville students and staff reminisce
IRON SPRINGS -Jim Asplund anticipated a bitter-sweet experience prior to a final walk through the halls of Huntsville School."It was more sweet than bitter," commented the former Huntsville principal,...
Jun 21, 2020
Female Calgary police officer wants harassment lawsuit to bring change
SPRINGBANK, Alta. - Kim Prodaniuk didn't plan to be a crusader for change but hopes her lawsuit against the Calgary Police Service alleging harassment and emotional distress will m...
Jun 21, 2020
Survey estimates much higher Alberta bird populations than thought
EDMONTON - There may be many, many more songbirds in Alberta forests than previously thought, say University of Alberta scientists who have come up with a new way of counting them. But researcher...
Jun 21, 2020
Ensure the tray table is up and your mask on: air travel in the era of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Watching the farms and highways of Ontario out of the oval windows of an Airbus A320, it's easy to forget for a moment how COVID-19 has so thoroughly changed familiar routines. From...
Jun 21, 2020
National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions
Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn't gather in person. But as an anti-racism movement swe...
Jun 21, 2020
48 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta on Saturday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province confirmed 48 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, June 20.The latest figure brings the total number of cases in Alberta to 7,673. Out of those total cases, 525 are listed a...
Jun 20, 2020
Under Trump, 'You're fired!' even greets federal prosecutors
NEW YORK - Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara had a snickering response to news that his successor as top federal prosecutor was "stepping down" from the job. "Doesn't sound like 'stepping d...
Jun 20, 2020
Canada's Gillian Robertson, Marc-Andre Barriault both win in UFC
LAS VEGAS - Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson choked out American Cortney (Cast Iron) Casey in the third round on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. Quebec City middleweight Marc-Andre (...
Jun 20, 2020