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With debt, deficit numbers out, experts say Liberals need plan for growth
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals' fiscal update this week put a cost to all the emergency COVID-19 aid the federal treasury will dole out. It delivered some shocks: a gigantic deficit and a projecti...
Jul 11, 2020
RCMP 'disappointed' by talk that race a factor in quiet Rideau Hall arrest
OTTAWA - The idea that the man accused of crashing into the grounds of Rideau Hall would have been treated differently if he were dark-skinned is disheartening, the RCMP's commissioner and the head of...
Jul 10, 2020
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's sentence
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called Roger Stone to inform his longtime political confidant that he would commute his sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation, Stone told The Asso...
Jul 10, 2020
Summer camps bring fun, friendships and new normal amid COVID-19
REDCLIFF AB- At Twist & Flip Gymnastics, it's another exciting day of summer camp, where kids as young as five learn how to jump, use the balance beam and take part in activities. But before the c...
Jul 10, 2020
Downtown YMCA set to re-open to public on Monday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Members missing using the downtown YMCA location in Medicine Hat will be able to return to the facility on Monday.The YMCA of Medicine Hat has confirmed they will be re-opening with...
Jul 10, 2020
NHL/NHLPA announce Toronto, Edmonton as hubs, and CBA extension
The NHL board of governors and NHL Players' Association have ratified the return-to-play plan and a four-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement, paving the way for the league to re...
Jul 10, 2020
Survey suggests 40 per cent of Alberta doctors have considered leaving province
CALGARY - A survey by the Alberta Medical Association suggests more than 40 per cent of the province's physicians have at least considered looking for work elsewhere in Canada.The group blames the pot...
Jul 10, 2020
Alberta OKs online sales for large 50/50 raffles
With empty stands for the foreseeable future at Calgary Flames or Edmonton Oilers games, 50/50 raffles can still happen and the pot could even grow.Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) will be...
Jul 10, 2020
Toronto FC pre-game meal set for 5:30 a.m. before 9 a.m. Florida morning kickoff
TORONTO - The 9 a.m. kickoff is daunting. So is the 5:30 a.m. pre-game meal. Toronto FC gets one heck of an early start to the MLS is Back Tournament on Sunday when it faces D.C. United at ESPN's Wide...
Jul 10, 2020
All 5 former winners in same half of Champions League draw
GENEVA - All five former Champions League winners were put into the same half of the draw on Friday, setting up a possible semifinal pairing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Real Madrid, Ju...
Jul 10, 2020