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Hinshaw: Recommendations based on overall health of all Albertans
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says easing distancing restrictions in the classroom is a widely-used practice in other provinces and countries as students return to schools this week.Dr. De...
Sep 02, 2020

US suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt
JOHANNESBURG - On the guidance of President Donald Trump, the State Department said Wednesday the U.S. is suspending some aid to Ethiopia over the "lack of progress" in the country's talks with Egypt ...
Sep 02, 2020

O'Toole names top Tories for Commons roles, with Bergen as deputy leader
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is naming Manitoba MP Candice Bergen his deputy. Bergen was first elected in 2008 and was a junior cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's government. She has be...
Sep 02, 2020

Province to spread federal school re-entry funding on per-student basis
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says federal funding to support school re-entry will flow to local school authorities as soon as possible. Last week the federal government announced Alberta would ...
Sep 02, 2020

Quebec class action request filed on behalf of alleged victims of ex-hockey coach
MONTREAL - A Quebec law firm is launching a $10-million class-action lawsuit on behalf of the alleged victims of a former Montreal police officer and hockey coach who died awaiting...
Sep 02, 2020

Montreal Canadiens get goalie Jake Allen from St. Louis Blues
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired goaltender Jake Allen from the St. Louis Blues, adding a proven netminder to join forces with Carey Price. The Habs sent a third-round pick and a sevent...
Sep 02, 2020

What’s bigger than an event film? ‘Tenet’ might just be
Christopher Nolan movies are always events. Larger-than-life, action-packed, ideas-driven and (mostly) original, they're created to be big screen spectacles that awe mass audiences and drive hefty ret...
Sep 02, 2020

Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
WASHINGTON - Representatives from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC will moderate the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. According to the nonpartisan Commissio...
Sep 02, 2020

Canada won't back down in softwood dispute with U.S., Trudeau vows
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing to keep up the fight against the never-ending effort in the United States to slap countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports. The&nb...
Sep 02, 2020

Sheriff's deputy says Ujiri falsely alleges 'racial animus' in counterclaim
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lawyers for a law enforcement officer accuse Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri of making race a key part of his counterclaim to a lawsuit in the aftermath of an altercation ...
Sep 02, 2020