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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. There are 1,139,043 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,139,043 confirmed cases (87,872 activ...
Apr 20, 2021
Rowing Canada sanctions former head coach of B.C. varsity women's team
Rowing Canada has suspended the former head coach of the University of Victoria women's rowing team for one year after an investigation into allegations of aggressive and demeaning treatment. The deci...
Apr 20, 2021
Rowing Canada sanctions former head coach of B.C. varsity women's team
Rowing Canada has suspended the former head coach of the University of Victoria women's rowing team for one year after an investigation into allegations of aggressive and demeaning treatment. The deci...
Apr 20, 2021
George Floyd's death was 'wake-up call' about systemic racism: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the guilty verdict against the former Minneapolis police officer whose knee to the neck of George Floyd ended in the Black man's death last May. Der...
Apr 20, 2021
Trudeau says Liberal budget is not a launch pad for a federal election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists Monday's federal budget is not intended as a launching pad for an election later this year but he's not entirely ruling one out. Trudeau says it will be ...
Apr 20, 2021
Parents say affordable childcare would open more options for children
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It costs Tracy Studer $2,200 a month to send her two children to daycare. Affordable childcare means her family would have more financial security."We could put money into a savings...
Apr 20, 2021
Church offering free grad attire to those in need
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Bridge Church wants to make sure all high school students can dress up for graduation, regardless of their financial situation.The church is offering a seasonal Cinderella Project a...
Apr 20, 2021
Redcliff Mountie recalls the night of house fire rescue
REDCLIFF, AB - A member of the Redcliff RCMP detachment was the first to arrive on the scene of a house fire last Monday night (Apr.12).Cst. Eric Lankin helped another man rescue his 75-year-old fathe...
Apr 20, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases down in city, walk-in AstraZeneca clinic coming
Premier Jason Kenney says more than 5,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered in the past 24 hours and nearly 70,000 appointments are booked for the next 10 days. Kenney says that's mo...
Apr 20, 2021
Chamber says the federal budget's business top-ups are positive
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Ottawa's budget measures for small and medium-sized businesses include pandemic-related program extensions and funding boosts even as the government rolls out a $15 federal minimum ...
Apr 20, 2021