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Judge greenlights lawsuit by disqualified Conservative leadership candidate
OTTAWA - An Ontario court says a lawsuit launched by a would-be Conservative leadership candidate who is seeking to get into the race can go ahead. Jim Karahalios was disqualified from the contest in ...
Apr 13, 2020
XFL files for bankruptcy, cites COVID-19 crisis
The XFL filed for bankruptcy on Monday, likely spelling the end of the second iteration of the league. The filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware estimates the organization has between $10,000,00...
Apr 13, 2020
Lawmaker: Trump officials want delay in census due to virus
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Trump administration wants to delay deadlines for the 2020 census because of the coronavirus outbreak, a move that if approved would push back timetables for releasing data used to...
Apr 13, 2020
Province sees 81 new cases, two more deaths
Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 81 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, bringing the provincial total to 1,732. The chief medical officer of health also announced another 54 recoveries from yesterday, bringi...
Apr 13, 2020
WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
Apr 13, 2020
With many COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, Tory MP asks whether economy can reopen
OTTAWA - British Columbia Conservative MP Marc Dalton has deleted a tweet asking whether it is time to start reopening businesses if most of the deaths from COVID-19 in this country are older peo...
Apr 13, 2020
Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crash
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36. The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro that Jackson was driving went o...
Apr 13, 2020
City to assume Canalta Centre operations
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat intends to take over operations of the Canalta Centre this summer.In a release posted to its website this afternoon, the city says it will not renew the con...
Apr 13, 2020 CHAT News File Photo
Chiefs offensive lineman Duvernay-Tardif facing different NFL off-season
It's been a very different off-season for Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. It began with the Kansas City Chiefs' veteran offensive lineman basking in the glory of the club's epic 31-20 comeback Super Bowl vic...
Apr 13, 2020
Canadians rush to prepare wills as virus spreads
TORONTO - The spread of COVID-19 across the country and around the globe appears to have led to a sharp demand for wills.Erin Bury, CEO of the Toronto-based online service Willful, says her business h...
Apr 13, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS File Photo