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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
Drug trafficking charges laid in Foremost
FOREMOST, AB - Five people are facing charges related to drug-trafficking after police searched a residence in Foremost this week.After hearing concerns from town residents about suspected drug use an...
May 08, 2020
Office highrise elevators COVID pinch point; long line-ups and delays feared
TORONTO - As tens of thousands of Canadian workers start preparing for a post-lockdown return to their offices, elevators have become a hot-button issue amid concerns about the potential for long line...
May 08, 2020
CFL, CFLPA resume talks on potential contingency plans for 2020 season
TORONTO - In Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver Brian Jones' mind, the CFL and CFL Players' Association are at a crossroads. The two sides were scheduled to meet Friday to continue talks on potential contin...
May 08, 2020
Ex-NBA player Shannon Brown accused of shooting at 2 people
TYRONE, Ga. - Former NBA player Shannon Brown faces charges in suburban Atlanta after he was accused of firing a rifle at two people who were looking at homes for sale, police said. Brown, 34, was arr...
May 08, 2020
Kinsmen donation will spruce up children's space in Medicine Hat Public Library
MEDICINE HAT, AB - After unveiling the Medicine Hat Public Library's Co-op Community Development Play Space in early February something just didn't look right to Ken Feser.The brand new space clashed ...
May 08, 2020
Officer head-butted, bit during mental health call
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A man will face charges after head-butting and biting a Medicine Hat police officer in Crescent Heights today. Members of the Medicine Hat Police Service attended a mental health-re...
May 08, 2020
Canada pushes African debt relief to ward off COVID-19 economic crisis: minister
OTTAWA - Canada's development minister says the government is pushing international actors to provide debt relief in Africa and other less-developed regions to help fight threats of hunger, econo...
May 08, 2020
Senators: 'Options' coming for ticktholders as NHL season remains on pause
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators say they will offer options for ticket holders looking for refunds or credits as the NHL season remains on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team said in a release t...
May 08, 2020