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Scientists concerned focus on COVID-19 disrupting regular health research funds
OTTAWA - Canada's health research granting agency has postponed its usual funding competition due to COVID-19, sparking concern the lack of money could disrupt regular health research. The Canadian In...
May 05, 2020
Water main rehabilitation starts on Division Avenue South
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Drivers on Division Avenue South will be detoured for the next few months as water main rehabilitation work starts this week.Aging infrastructure will be replaced and isolation boun...
May 05, 2020
Stay @ Home Gala raises over $50,000 for local community foundation
MEDICINE HAT, AB - An anonymous $15-thousand donation helped double the fundraising goal for the Stay @ Home Gala over the weekend.Just over $50-thousand was raised during the virtual regional event.F...
May 05, 2020 Stay @ Home Gala was held on Saturday, May 2 (photo courtesy CFSEA)
Toronto FC chef still hard at work and getting rave reviews during pandemic
TORONTO - Chef Elaine Flamenco is valued by Toronto FC players, coaches and staff for far more than her food. Flamenco and her culinary team at the MLS club's north Toronto training facility...
May 05, 2020
National chief calls COVID-19 outbreak in Saskatchewan alarming
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's far north is alarming.Perry Bellegarde notes there's been a steady rise in cases mainly from in and a...
May 05, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Spruce Meadows cancels Masters show jumping event because of COVID-19
CALGARY - Spruce Meadows has cancelled its marquee Masters show jumping tournament scheduled for September because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The equestrian and soccer facility in Calgary had already c...
May 05, 2020
Pelosi pushes new virus package as GOP resists big spending
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead Tuesday with the next coronavirus aid, a sweeping $800 billion-plus package that is expected to be unveiled soon even as the House stays closed wh...
May 05, 2020
As Trump resumes travel, staff takes risks to prepare trip
WASHINGTON - For much of the last two months, President Donald Trump has rarely left the grounds of the White House as he's dealt with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and sought to minimize hi...
May 05, 2020
Federal scientists predict high wildfire risk across Western Canada
EDMONTON - Federal scientists are predicting a higher than average wildfire hazard for almost the entire country this summer. Their annual forecast says the risk will be highest in early summer i...
May 05, 2020
Mountain bike World Cup race in Quebec cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QUEBEC - The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup event scheduled this summer in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que., has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fifth stop on the 2020 World Cup series was set...
May 05, 2020