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Alberta Legislature will resume today
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Legislature will continue to sit despite the COVID-19 outbreak."We will not rise until the budget is passed," said UCP House Leader Jason Nixon Monday morning.The announceme...
Mar 16, 2020
State of local emergency declared in Red Deer amidst COVID-19
RED DEER, AB - The City of Red Deer has declared a state of local emergency to assist the province's efforts to combat and respond to the spread of COVID-19.The state of local emergency, which took ef...
Mar 16, 2020
AB Blue Cross no longer covers COVID-19 related claims outside Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Even if you have purchased travel insurance, you might not be covered.Alberta Blue Cross says their emergency medical travel coverage will not provide coverage for any claims related ...
Mar 16, 2020
Former Aurora Cannabis CEO Terry Booth sells 12.2M shares in company
EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis Inc. says founder and former chief executive Terry Booth has sold nearly 12.2 million shares in the company into the open market. The company says the sale is in connection ...
Mar 16, 2020 Construction of Aurora Sun, March 2019 (CNW Group/Aurora Cannabis Inc.)
Supreme Court postpones arguments because of virus outbreak
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court announced Monday that it is postponing arguments for late March and early April because of the coronavirus, including fights over subpoenas for President Donald Trump's ...
Mar 16, 2020
O'Toole calls for 'war footing,' MacKay suggests tax changes to address COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole called Monday for the country to be placed on "war footing" to combat the spread of COVID-19, the latest escalation of rhetoric in the race now ...
Mar 16, 2020
NY, NJ, Connecticut to close bars, eateries to fight virus
NEW YORK - Bars, restaurants and movie theatres are being shuttered at 8 p.m. Monday throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut because of the coronavirus, the states' governors said. The governo...
Mar 16, 2020
Another Wolfpack player goes into self-isolation as rugby league ponder future
The governing body of English rugby league met Monday to decide the sport's future as news broke that a fifth member of the Toronto Wolfpack has gone into self-isolation after feeling possible COVID-1...
Mar 16, 2020
Kevin Koe curling team parts company with second Colton Flasch
CALGARY - The Kevin Koe curling team has split with second Colton Flasch. Flasch won a Canadian title and world championsihp silver medal with Koe in 2019. Koe was eliminated from this year's nat...
Mar 16, 2020
Millions holed up at home as U.S. routines shift profoundly
CHICAGO - Millions of Americans began their work week holed up at home against the coronavirus Monday as the escalating outbreak shifted the nation's daily routines in ways never before seen in U.S. h...
Mar 16, 2020