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Malta seeks shark tooth fossil presented to Prince George
VALLETTA, Malta - Malta says it will seek to retrieve a shark tooth that was presented to Britain's Prince George by veteran broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough, who found the fossil during ...
Sep 28, 2020
Minimal risk to wild salmon from viruses on farmed B.C. salmon: Fisheries Department
VANCOUVER - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says nine pathogens from farmed salmon in British Columbia's Discovery Islands pose a minimal risk to wild salmon, based on its scientific assessment...
Sep 28, 2020
Report: Alberta auto insurance rates up 24% since beginning of 2019
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from LowestRates.ca shows that the cost of car insurance continues to "skyrocket" in the province.Between the first quarter of 2019 to Q2 2020, they report that the avera...
Sep 28, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 28
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:58 p.m. EDT on Sept. 28, 2020: There are 154,574 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 72,651 confirmed (including 5,826 deaths, 61,629 ...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. appeals softwood ruling to WTO appeals body the U.S. has rendered inoperative
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is extremely disappointing that the United States has decided to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its softwood-lumber duties, part...
Sep 28, 2020
New LED lighting installed at Kinplex
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Brighter lights will greet skaters the next time they're at the Kinplex Arena.The city says it recently finished the installation of 136 new LED high and low bay fixtures and LED st...
Sep 28, 2020
Heart and Stroke report: Most youth vapers begin before age 16
A new report by the Heart and Stroke Foundation focused on the impacts of vaping found that, on average, youth take up the habit before they turn 16.The report notes emerging research suggests vaping ...
Sep 28, 2020
Galt Gardens pop-up injection site moves location on 2nd night
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Just three weeks after the city's Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) was shut down, an unsanctioned injection site popped up in Galt Gardens Friday night. There was a plan for it to be ...
Sep 28, 2020
US Latino civil rights group moves 2021 convention online
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., has decided to move its 2021 national convention online amid concerns and health orde...
Sep 28, 2020
Hockey Nova Scotia launches survey to address racism, discrimination in sport
HALIFAX - The governing body for organized hockey in Nova Scotia is launching a survey to find out how it can better address racism and discrimination in the game. Dean Smith, chair of Hockey Nov...
Sep 28, 2020