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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
Opposition leaders in the House and DND shopping: In The News for Sept. 28
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 28. What we are watching in Canada ... O...
Sep 28, 2020
Parody video by Webster Niblock School aims to ease coronavirus anxiety
The staff at Webster Niblock School have been working hard to keep kids safe during these tough times.They even created a video as a snapshot of how school looks, trying to ease the anxiety for studen...
Sep 28, 2020