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Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl team up for a pandemic anthem
NEW YORK - Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl have teamed up for a hard-rock pandemic anthem called "Eazy Sleazy." "It's a song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism," Jagg...
Apr 13, 2021
Province puts up another $350M in pandemic relief for small business
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is making another $350 million available to help small and mid-sized businesses that have seen revenues decline by at least 30 per cent because of public health restr...
Apr 13, 2021
AHS eyeing expansion of cataract, ophthalmology surgeries
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services is issuing a Request for Proposals as it seeks to increase the number of publicly-funded surgeries in the province.Today's RFP is for ophthalmology chartered surgica...
Apr 13, 2021
Red Cross collects $6.2 million for families affected by Nova Scotia mass shooting
HALIFAX - The Canadian Red Cross confirmed today it has collected $6.2 million in donations to help the families in rural Nova Scotia affected by the mass shooting last spring that claimed 22 lives. W...
Apr 13, 2021
US to miss Afghanistan May withdrawal date, sets 9-11 target
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration, and has set the 20th anniversary...
Apr 13, 2021
UK economy grows 0.4% amid confidence from vaccine rollout
LONDON - The U.K. economy grew 0.4% in February, rebounding from a sharp drop the previous month, as the rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines boosted confidence in a recovery from the pandemic. The Offi...
Apr 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:55 a.m. Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King says the goal of opening the so-called Atlantic bubble on April 19 is precar...
Apr 13, 2021
Kenney blasts those threatening Hinshaw
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is condemning those using threats and intimidation to protest the rules.Provincial sheriffs estimated about 750 people gathered at the legislature on Monday to ...
Apr 13, 2021
Redcliff Mountie helps rescue elderly man from burning house
REDCLIFF, AB - A member of the Redcliff RCMP detachment is being hailed as a hero for helping another man rescue his 75-year-old father from a burning home in the town last night.The home, in the 900 ...
Apr 13, 2021
Consumer prices jump 0.6% in March, biggest gain since 2012
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices increased a sharp 0.6% in March, the biggest uptick since 2012, while inflation over the past year jumped 2.6%. The big gains had been anticipated and are largely exp...
Apr 13, 2021