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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 29, 2020: There are 88,512 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 49,702 confirmed (includ...
May 29, 2020
Supreme Court to clarify police entrapment issues in drug-dealing cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to spell out what amounts to police entrapment today when it rules on a pair of drug cases. In each case, Toronto police were acting on tips to inve...
May 29, 2020
Feds provide more funds to help remote Indigenous communities cope with pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government is to spend millions more to help remote and rural Indigenous communities cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today sig...
May 29, 2020
Liberal MPs call for national standards for long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is being pressured by some of his own Liberal backbenchers to implement enforceable national standards for the operation of long-term care homes in Canada. The pressure came Th...
May 28, 2020
Atletico Ottawa unveils jersey, adding a dash of blue to familiar red and white
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa unveiled its home jersey on Thursday, adding a Maple Leaf to the traditional red-and-white colours of its Atletico Madrid parent club. The jersey, shown in a virtual unveiling...
May 28, 2020
Passenger traffic at Medicine Hat Regional Airport down by over 98 percent
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Air travel in Medicine Hat has taken a sharp plunge since the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted travel for passengers at the Medicine Hat Regional Airport.According to airport manager J...
May 28, 2020
Man accused of killing North Dakota officer has long record
FARGO, N.D. - The first police officer to be killed in the line of duty for more than 50 years in one North Dakota city was shot multiple times by a man with a criminal history that includes interferi...
May 28, 2020
Strathcona boat launch temporarily closed due to silt build-up
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The flow rate of the South Saskatchewan River has gone down over the last couple of days.Earlier this week it was in the 900 cubic metres per second range.Now it's just below 600 cu...
May 28, 2020
Exactly two weeks have passed since bars and pubs could reopen
MEDICINE HAT, AB - After months of being cooped up, Medicine Hat residents are venturing out to enjoy a drink and a bite to eat at their favourite pub.Exactly two weeks have passed for restaurants, ba...
May 28, 2020
CFL commissioner Ambrosie asks The Spring League CEO for partnership proposal
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has asked an American developmental football league for a formal proposal regarding a partnership between the two. Brian Woods, CEO of The Spring League,...
May 28, 2020