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Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd's death goes to the jury
MINNEAPOLIS - The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest like the one that erupted last...
Apr 19, 2021
EXPLAINER: How will jury deliberations work in Chauvin case?
MINNEAPOLIS - After more than two weeks of witness testimony and hours of attorney arguments, the fate of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is now in the hands of a jury that will decide...
Apr 19, 2021
Three more COVID-19 cases connected to Irvine School
DUNMORE, AB - Alberta Health Services connected three more positive cases of COVID-19 to Irvine School over the weekend.Close contacts were identified and 68 students and 11 staff have been placed int...
Apr 19, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat, Alberta continue rising; 1,160 new variant cases in province
There are 113 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Monday.Medicine Hat now has had 727 total cases - the 113 active, 597 recovered and there have been 17 deaths.There are nine new cases in the ...
Apr 19, 2021
Bottcher falls to Mouat in Champions Cup final, Homan to play Tirinzoni tonight
CALGARY - A critical miss from Brendan Bottcher just past the midway point of Monday's final at the Humpty's Champions Cup proved costly in a 6-3 loss to Bruce Mouat. The Scottish rink stole two point...
Apr 19, 2021
Bill proposed to 'strengthen democracy' in Alberta
EDMONTON - The province has introduced legislation aimed at improving democracy in Alberta.Bill 68, the Election Statutes Amendment Act would see some changes to the Referendum Act as well as the Educ...
Apr 19, 2021
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals pledge $30B for child care with eye to reducing fees
OTTAWA - The federal government is diving into the deep end of child care, promising billions in new spending for provinces to create spaces and drive down fees. The Liberals' 2021 budget doesn't comm...
Apr 19, 2021
Federal Budget 2021: Highlights from the Liberal plan tabled Monday
OTTAWA - Highlights from the federal Liberal budget tabled Monday by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland:$30 billion over the next five years, and $8.3 billion ongoing for early learning and child care...
Apr 19, 2021
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals focus on clean technology for climate spending
OTTAWA - Pushing the private sector to develop clean technology - and heavy emitters to adopt it - is where billions in new money will flow from the Liberals' 2021 budget pledge to tackle climate chan...
Apr 19, 2021
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals top up long-term plan for affordable housing
OTTAWA - The federal government tweaked its housing and infrastructure plans in Monday's budget, but held back on an overhaul. In the first budget in more than two years, Finance Minister Chrystia Fre...
Apr 19, 2021