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ALERT seeing more child exploitation, drug cases during pandemic
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) is working through the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic like everyone else.CEO Dwayne Lakusta says that among other things, the pandemic has caused a ...
Nov 3, 2020
Schools temporarily closed due to COVID-19 outbreak at Siksika First Nation
SIKSIKA NATION, AB - All four schools on the Siksika First Nation are closed for the rest of the week as it deals with a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.The First Nation has also closed its...
Nov 3, 2020
Broncos GM Elway, team president Ellis positive for COVID-19
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The novel coronavirus has reached the highest levels of the Denver Broncos organization with general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis testing positive for COVID-19 on...
Nov 3, 2020
Canada captains Scott Arfield, Christine Sinclair win Canada Soccer monthly awards
TORONTO - Canada captains Scott Arfield and Christine Sinclair have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for October. Both helped their clubs to success with Arfield and Glasgow Rangers ope...
Nov 3, 2020
Claresholm council votes down proposed face mask bylaw
CLARESHOLM, AB - Residents of Claresholm will not be required to wear face coverings in public.A special meeting of town council was held on Monday, November 2 to discuss Bylaw #1712. It would have ma...
Nov 3, 2020
Canada ready to help citizens in U.S. in case of post-election disruption: Freeland
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada's diplomats will be ready to help Canadians living south of the border if there's trouble in the United States after election day. She says...
Nov 3, 2020
UK raises terror threat level to severe after Europe attacks
LONDON - Britain raised its terror threat level to severe on Tuesday, its second-highest level, following recent attacks in Austria and France. The threat level of severe means an attack in the United...
Nov 3, 2020
Cruise industry throws in the towel on 2020, looks to 2021
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The cruise industry has jettisoned hopes of restarting operations this year. Days after both Carnival and Norwegian extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year, the gro...
Nov 3, 2020
Super League wastes little time in opting for a replacement for the Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - One day after rejecting Toronto's bid for reinstatement, the Super League board voted unanimously Tuesday in favour of admitting a 12th team to replace the Wolfpack next season. The board ha...
Nov 3, 2020
Canadians Randa Markos, Malcolm Gordon to fight on UFC cards this month in Las Vegas
TORONTO - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos will make her 16th UFC appearance when she takes on Japan's Kanako Murata on a Nov. 14 Fight Night card in Las Vegas. Markos (10-9-1) is repla...
Nov 3, 2020