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Redcliff pharmacist says vaccine booking has been a bit of a headache
MEDICINE HAT, AB - After three weeks without vaccines, the Pharmasave in Redcliff received 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine over the Easter long weekend. By the end of this week, the pharmacy is aimin...
Apr 09, 2021

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region’s jobless rate at 9.5% last month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region had one of the lower unemployment rates in Alberta last month.In March, the economic region's jobless rate was 9.5 per cent. Last month was the firs...
Apr 09, 2021

Canucks players 'mostly on the other side' of COVID outbreak: GM
Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says the players who've tested positive for COVID-19 are recovering and the team still intends to play a full season. An outbreak ripped through the team ...
Apr 09, 2021

Injured Canada captain Christine Sinclair forced to leave Wales friendly
CARDIFF, United Kingdom - Captain Christine Sinclair, playing her first game for Canada in more than a year, was injured in the first half of a friendly against Wales on Friday.Sinclair was clearly in...
Apr 09, 2021

Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald gets new opponent for PFL debut
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald has a new opponent for his Professional Fighters League debut April 29. The PFL confirmed Friday that Curtis (Curtious) Millender (18-6-0) is replacing ...
Apr 09, 2021

Former central banker Carney makes political debut at Liberal convention
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying whether he's trying to recruit former central banker Mark Carney to run for the Liberals. Trudeau dodged questions Friday about Carney's possible po...
Apr 09, 2021

Prairie Rose to form teacher committees to study draft K-6 curriculum
DUNMORE, AB - Prairie Rose Public Schools will establish four teacher committees to evaluate core areas of the draft K-6 curriculum before deciding whether or not it will participate in piloting the c...
Apr 09, 2021

Explosive eruption rocks volcano on Caribbean's St. Vincent
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government. Emer...
Apr 09, 2021

Former Quebec judge convicted of killing wife to be freed ahead of new murder trial
QUEBEC - A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife has been ordered released from prison while he awaits a new murder trial. Superior Court Justice Francois Huot accepted...
Apr 09, 2021

Number of COVID-19 patients being treated in ICUs up 23 per cent over last week: Tam
Canada's chief public health officer says the number of patients being hospitalized for COVID-19 is on the rise as more contagious variants of the virus spread in many parts of the country. Dr. Theres...
Apr 09, 2021