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Province announces $53-million boost to mental health funding
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is investing what it says it the largest investment into mental health in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic."We know people are struggling right now, and we ...
Apr 15, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney announces investment into mental health. (Government of Alberta)

Report: Roy Halladay was doing stunts when plane crashed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Ta...
Apr 15, 2020

Graduating U of L students to receive "convocation in a box"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge has found a way to celebrate graduating students without holding an in-person ceremony.The school announced last month that they would not be able to hold...
Apr 15, 2020 (University of Lethbridge)

Raptors guard Norm Powell studying sign language, Spanish during hiatus
Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell has been using this forced down time to brush up on his sign language. The 26-year-old, whose mom was a special needs educator, studied sign language as a...
Apr 15, 2020

Rachael Ray tapes show from home, makes $4M virus donation
Rachael Ray had big plans for the quarantine break at her home in upstate New York. She envisioned "a Renaissance time," rereading the classics, resuming her Danish lessons and studying Italian. "I wa...
Apr 15, 2020

Hurricanes sign defenseman Easton Kovacs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced the latest addition to their roster.They signed 15-year-old Easton Kovacs of Delta, B.C. to a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement....
Apr 15, 2020 Easton Kovacs. (Lethbridge Hurricanes)

Scottish clubs vote to end season below top-tier Premiership
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Scottish clubs have voted to end the season for leagues below the top-flight Premiership with immediate effect amid the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Wednesday. A resolut...
Apr 15, 2020

Former Jays infielder Damaso Garcia, a two-time all-star, dead at 63
TORONTO - Former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Damaso Garcia, a two-time all-star and a big part of the club's rise to prominence in the 1980s, has died at the age of 63. Garcia, who had ...
Apr 15, 2020

Woodbine CEO Lawson postpones 2020 Pepsi North America Cup harness event
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson says the 2020 Pespi North America Cup has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawson made the announcement Wednesday during a question-and...
Apr 15, 2020

US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up
WASHINGTON - Government relief checks began arriving in Americans' bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S. from the coronavirus piled up Wednesday and sluggish sales at reopened stores in Eur...
Apr 15, 2020