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Spain probes how ex-rapper IS fighter slipped into Europe
MADRID - Spanish police who this week arrested a former London rapper allegedly turned Islamic State fighter in Syria say they have no evidence he was planning an attack in Europe, but his illegal, un...
Apr 23, 2020
Teen who shot and paralyzed German tourist west of Calgary sentenced to 21 months
CALGARY - A judge has sentenced a youth to 21 months for shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary in 2018.Last October, the judge in the case convicted the teen from the Ston...
Apr 23, 2020 Calgary Courts Centre. (Courthouses.co)
Cities ask Liberals for up to $15B to stave off COVID-19 budget crisis
OTTAWA - A group representing Canada's cities says municipal budgets are on the brink of financial crisis due to COVID-19 unless the federal government gives billions of dollars in help.The Federation...
Apr 23, 2020 Social distancing signs in Lethbridge City Hall council chambers. (Lethbridge News Now)
Edmonton under consideration as possible NHL hub during pandemic
EDMONTON, AB - Edmonton is under consideration by the NHL as a hub where games could be played in a compressed timeline to complete the regular season.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday he'd ...
Apr 23, 2020 Rogers Place arena in Edmonton. (Rogers Place)
Provinces, feds will watch and learn from U.S. reopening efforts, PM suggests
WASHINGTON - Canada's federal and provincial governments will be watching closely for teachable moments as jurisdictions in the United States start to lift personal restrictions and reopen b...
Apr 23, 2020
Scheer refuses to acknowledge MP's controversial criticism of health officer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has refused to address controversial comments by a member of his caucus who is also seeking to replace him as leader. Derek Sloan, a rookie MP from rural Ont...
Apr 23, 2020
Canada Post seeing "Christmas-level" parcel volumes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It might take a little longer than expected to get your parcel, but it's because Canada Post is seeing a record level of deliveries for the springtime.They reported that, on Monday, A...
Apr 23, 2020 Canada Post trucks. (The Canadian Press)
Baseball Canada cancels 11 national championships due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Baseball Canada has cancelled all its 2020 national championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision announced Thursday affects 11 national tournaments, from the Baseball Canada ...
Apr 23, 2020
Stats Canada: Canadians on how COVID-19 is impacting their health, finances, lifestyle
OTTAWA, ONT - A new survey from Stats Canada shows that older Canadians are more concerned about their health during the COVID-19 pandemic while those who are younger feel the same about their social ...
Apr 23, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Canada's COVID death toll passes 2,000; Trudeau pledges $1.1B for research
TORONTO - Canada's COVID-19 death toll passed the 2,000 mark on Thursday as scientists across the country scrambled to find ways to mitigate the pandemic in the form of a treatment or vaccine and...
Apr 23, 2020