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Morales party claims win as Bolivia seems to shift back left
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia appeared Monday to be shifting sharply away from the conservative policies of the U.S.-backed interim government that took power last year after leftist President Evo Morales...
Oct 19, 2020
Finlay Bridge open, work on Kipling & Spencer Street SE continues
MEDICINE HAT, AB - After months of construction, Finlay Bridge is now open to motorists.The 112-year-old bridge officially reopened Friday night at 7 PM.Project Engineer Chris Coslovich says despite n...
Oct 19, 2020
Quebec town of Abestos votes to change name to Val-des-Sources
ASBESTOS, Que. - The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources. During a livestreamed council meeting Monday night, Mayor Hugues Grimard a...
Oct 19, 2020
County of Newell lifts fire restriction
COUNTY OF NEWELL, AB - The County of Newell is the latest area municipality to make a change to its fire orders.In a release, the county says it has lifted the fire restriction and that fire guardians...
Oct 19, 2020
College well-positioned for economic recovery task force's recommendations, says president
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Economic recovery is a major part of conversations happening in government and industry across Alberta.Post-secondary institutions like Medicine Hat College are no different.The Alb...
Oct 19, 2020
Rain could present big challenge in Mighty Heart's quest to capture Triple Crown
TORONTO - She's a Hall of Fame trainer, but Josie Carroll will also be an amateur meteorologist this week. On Saturday, the Carroll-trained Mighty Heart will run in the $400,000 Breeders' Stakes at Wo...
Oct 19, 2020
CPL champion Forge FC off to El Salvador for CONCACAF League preliminary-round match
A month after winning the Island Games in Charlottetown, Forge FC is back on the move. The Canadian Premier League champions from Hamilton leave early Tuesday for El Salvador and a CONCACAF League pre...
Oct 19, 2020
Alberta legislature to resume Tuesday; focus to be on economic recovery
EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are to return to the legislature Tuesday with a plan to discuss up to 20 new bills many of which are focused on the province's economic recovery.Government house leader ...
Oct 19, 2020
Commons gives approval in principle to judges' sexual assault training bill
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has unanimously approved in principle - for the third time - a bill that would require judges to commit to take training in sexual assault law. Bill C-3 will now be scrut...
Oct 19, 2020
Nick Nurse continues push for Americans living abroad to vote in U.S. election
TORONTO - Website traffic for voter registration by Americans living abroad is triple what it was for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse. Nurse and...
Oct 19, 2020