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Feds say 100,000 rapid COVID-19 tests have arrived, being distributed to provinces
OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the first shipment of rapid tests for COVID-19 has arrived in Canada but their eventual destinations remain shrouded in mystery. Canada signed a deal wit...
Oct 21, 2020
Advisers suggest Alberta students not learn about residential schools before Grade 4
EDMONTON - The chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says young children aren't too emotionally vulnerable to learn about residential schools as a leaked draft of proposed Alberta curriculu...
Oct 21, 2020
Remains found in Tulsa search for 1921 race massacre victims
OKLAHOMA CITY - At least 10 bodies have been found in an unmarked mass grave at a Tulsa cemetery where investigators are searching for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a state offic...
Oct 21, 2020
Snow will improve soil moisture reserves for farmers, ranchers
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - After a light dusting over the weekend the snow came in earnest today.Environment Canada is forecasting up to 10 centimetres for Medicine Hat today, with the Cypress Hills expecte...
Oct 21, 2020
Snowfall causing problems on Trans-Canada Highway
UPDATE from MHPS at 3:46 p.m.: TransCanada Highway has been reopened in both directions however driving conditions continue to be poor. Please drive with caution and avoid unnecessary travel if possib...
Oct 21, 2020
Giuliani caught in hotel bedroom scene in new ‘Borat’ film
NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani is shown with his hand down his pants after flirting with an actress playing a young woman pretending to be a television journalist in a scene in Sacha Baron Cohen's latest mo...
Oct 21, 2020
Golf Canada's juniors will put emphasis on team mentality
Canada's next crop of junior golfers will soon learn that they may be alone out on the course, but they're part of a team off of it. Jennifer Greggain was announced as the newest member of the c...
Oct 21, 2020
Mike Duffy appeals to Supreme Court in bid to sue Senate
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is filing an appeal to the country's top court in the hopes the Supreme Court of Canada will let him sue the Senate from a years-old spending scandal. Duffy is seeking $7.8 mi...
Oct 21, 2020
Financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack likely to learn fate in early November
TORONTO - It looks like the future of the Toronto Wolfpack could be decided in early November. The financially troubled transatlantic team faces a Friday deadline to file its response to questions fro...
Oct 21, 2020
Raptors do without live visits from potential recruits as NBA draft approaches
TORONTO - Any other season would have the Toronto Raptors' getting to know potential draft picks over intimate dinners in Toronto. They'd be showing them around the city. They'd be seeing how they tak...
Oct 21, 2020