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Bolivia's interim president has COVID-19 but ‘feels strong’
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Interim Bolivian President Jeanine ez says she has tested positive for the new coronavirus but feels strong and will continue working from isolation. Her infection comes amid a spike...
Jul 09, 2020
Security issue identified with COVID-tracing app, ABTraceTogether
LETHBRIDGE, AB - iPhone users should be aware of a potential security risk with the province's contact tracing app for COVID-19.The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC)...
Jul 09, 2020
Jamie Bacon pleads guilty to charge in British Columbia's Surrey Six case
VANCOUVER - Reputed gang leader Jamie Bacon has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from shootings in 2007 that left six people dead at a highrise apartment building...
Jul 09, 2020
Leave dogs at home, not in a hot car
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As the mercury rises in July and August so do the body temperatures of our four-legged friends. Add in leaving them in a car for an extended period and the result can be tragic."As ...
Jul 09, 2020
Venezuela socialist party boss announces he has COVID-19
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello has announced that he is sick with COVID-19. The man considered the second-most powerful person in Venezuela after President Nico...
Jul 09, 2020
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard asks court to dismiss class-action lawsuit
NEW YORK - A Canadian fashion mogul is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted dozens of women. Peter Nygard's motion filed Wednesday in a New York court a...
Jul 09, 2020
COVID-19 case reclassified out of Medicine Hat zone, city down to 10 active cases
There are no new cases of COVID-19 in southeastern Alberta, and Medicine Hat's case count has actually dropped back below 50.In the province's July 8 update, Medicine Hat had 38 are recovered, 11 are ...
Jul 09, 2020
Australian BJJ ace Craig Jones making a mark in submission wrestling
Australian Craig Jones has spent the global pandemic training with a few trusted friends in the New York area. And every few weeks, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace twists an opponent into a pretzel and fo...
Jul 09, 2020
North Atlantic right whales nearing extinction, international nature body says
OTTAWA - North Atlantic right whales are now considered one step away from complete eradication. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is moving the whales from "endangered" to "crit...
Jul 09, 2020
Canadian university football players' careers cut short by age rule, pandemic
Dozens of Canadian football players dreaming of hoisting the Vanier Cup in their fifth and final year of university eligibility have had those hopes dashed. The cancellation of the...
Jul 09, 2020