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Deal struck to dismantle blockades at Manitoba Hydro site, Indigenous group says
SPLIT LAKE, Man. - A Manitoba Indigenous group says there's a deal with the province's Crown-owned hydro utility to remove blockades set up over fears that workers could introduce COVID-19 t...
May 24, 2020

White House imposes coronavirus travel ban on Brazil
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world's coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number ...
May 24, 2020

COVID-19 update: Forty-two new cases province-wide, Medicine Hat sees two more cases
EDMONTON, AB- In a daily COVID-19 update, the province is confirming 42 new cases of COVID-19 province-wide.There are now 801 active cases of the virus and 5924 recoveries. There were no deaths to rep...
May 24, 2020

Toronto officials say crowds eased at park flooded by thousands on Saturday
TORONTO - A downtown Toronto park flooded by a crowd of thousands on Saturday had largely emptied on Sunday as police and bylaw officers turned up in full force. Officials condemned the gathering ...
May 24, 2020

Federal parties set to resume battle over future of Parliament during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The battle over the future of Parliament in the age of COVID-19 will resume in earnest Monday when a small group of MPs returns to the floor of the House of Commons to argue about the path fo...
May 24, 2020

Ace Canadian esports driver Brooks tearing up the track online during COVID-19
TORONTO - Andrew Brooks could write a travelogue that would make a jet-setting socialite jealous. Paris, Tokyo, New York, Sydney and Monaco - twice - are just some of the desirable loca...
May 24, 2020

Premier says anyone who wants a COVID-19 test will be able to get one
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford announced that asymptomatic people can get tested for COVID-19 on Sunday, as cases continued to mount in Ontario and officials criticized thousands of people crowding in a&...
May 24, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 24, 2020

Brooks RCMP investigating single vehicle rollover
BROOKS, AB- A 19-year-old man from Duchess AB. has been transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a car crash on Highway 1 near the 15 Ave W "on ramp" north of the c...
May 24, 2020

Just like the year, grad will be unforgettable for CHHS students
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Crescent Heights High School graduates will get walk the stage, be handed their diploma and have their tassel moved over next month.But, like most things in 2020, it'll be a little ...
May 24, 2020