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Feds keep lid on company names, dollar amounts in some COVID-19 contract
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have given companies more than $5.8 billion in COVID-19-related contracts for personal protective gear and medical supplies. The latest figures provided by the gover...
Aug 03, 2020

Edmonton Oilers making goaltender switch, going to Mikko Koskinen
The Edmonton Oilers are turning to a new starting goalie for Game 2 of their qualifying-round series against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. Mikko Koskinen, who came on in relief of starter Mike Smith...
Aug 03, 2020

Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Navy is investigating an incident in which dogs attacked a "Colin Kaepernick stand-in" during a K-9 demonstration during a 2019 fundraiser at the Navy SEAL Museum in F...
Aug 03, 2020

‘I wish I stopped him:’ Woman recounts drowning incident along South Saskatchewan River
MEDICINE HAT AB- It was a Saturday evening, one etched in a desperate search and the tragic loss of a 31-year-old man. The incident has left a Medicine Hat woman grieving and wondering if she could ha...
Aug 03, 2020

COVID-19 blamed as work on military port first promised in 2007 sees new delay
OTTAWA - The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing another delay more than 13 years after it was first promised by the federal government, with one analyst rai...
Aug 03, 2020

Spain's former king leaving country amid financial scandal
MADRID - Spain's former monarch, Juan Carlos I, says he is leaving Spain to live in another, unspecified, country amid a financial scandal, according to a letter published on the royal family's websit...
Aug 03, 2020

COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say
MONTREAL - A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks ...
Aug 03, 2020

Rollout of COVID-19 Alert app faces criticism over accessibility
The federal government's COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app. The free "COVID Alert" app, whi...
Aug 03, 2020

Military to fly old rescue planes longer as COVID-19 delays new aircraft
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force will fly its ancient search-and-rescue planes longer than expected as COVID-19 further delays the delivery of replacement aircraft. Defence officials are playing ...
Aug 03, 2020

Navy investigates video of dogs attacking Kaepernick fill-in
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Navy is investigating an incident in which dogs attacked a "Colin Kaepernick stand-in" during a K-9 demonstration during a 2019 fundraiser at the Navy Seals Museum in ...
Aug 03, 2020