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Bichette weighs in on South Korean baseball, empty stadiums and Jays' excitement level
With a few pro leagues resuming play around the globe, Major League Baseball fans are getting a glimpse of how things might look if big-league games return after this ext...
May 08, 2020
Feds reject eight million N95 masks from a single distributor
OTTAWA - The federal government has suspended shipments of N95 respirators from a Montreal-based supplier after about eight million of the masks made in China failed to meet specifications. ...
May 08, 2020
Eagle Butte celebrates grads
DUNMORE, AB - Friday was originally set for the Eagle Butte High School graduation ceremony but with physical-distancing protocols in place due to COVID-19, the school celebrated the big day with a pa...
May 08, 2020
Premium Sausage won't be celebrating 30th anniversary but continues to boost local businesses
SEVEN PERSONS, AB - It's been a hectic time for the owners of Seven Persons-based Premium Sausage as they adapted the business to deal with a pandemic. But the philosophy of "buy local, sell local" ha...
May 08, 2020
Agriculture training program will help employers, new employees
The Government of Alberta has created a new Agriculture Training Support Program to help employers in the food supply chain provide necessary training to new Alberta employees.The program is intended ...
May 08, 2020
Peer pressure, public messaging will affect behaviour when rules loosen: experts
TORONTO - Peer pressure and public messaging will influence Canadians' ability and willingness to maintain safe behaviours as restrictions around COVID-19 begin to loosen, some experts say a...
May 08, 2020
First Nation, Metis, Inuit leaders concerned about Indigenous COVID-19 outbreaks
OTTAWA - First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders are raising concern about a growing number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities and say it's getting harder to find the money an...
May 08, 2020
WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
May 08, 2020
Weddingstar in Dunmore design & launch cloth face masks
DUNMORE, AB - Weddingstar in Dunmore was one of many businesses hit hard with the global pandemic.Being an international leader in the wedding market, the company says its sales had an 85-90 percent d...
May 08, 2020
Federal settlement for thalidomide survivors gets court's approval
OTTAWA - A federal judge has locked in a compensation program for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. Thalidomide was approved in Canada to treat morning sickness in pre...
May 08, 2020