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Alberta counts nearly 1,000 new cases over Thanksgiving weekend
Almost 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Alberta over the long weekendThere are 961 new cases across the province in Tuesday's update. There were 236 cases confirmed on Oct. 9, 259 on Oct....
Oct 13, 2020

New law needed to allow safe byelections in COVID-19 pandemic: Greens' Annamie Paul
Green party Leader Annamie Paul is calling on the government to pass legislation proposed by Elections Canada on holding safe balloting before carrying on with byelections in two Toronto ridings. Cana...
Oct 13, 2020

Supreme Court halts 2020 census for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday has, for now, stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. President Donald Trump's administration had aske...
Oct 13, 2020

Army apologizes after Nova Scotia residents receive fake letter warning of wolves
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces is apologizing after some residents of Kings County, N.S., received a phoney letter warning of wolves in the area. The letter, dated Sept. 19, said a pack of eight ...
Oct 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.
Oct 13, 2020

Canada joins U.S.-led Artemis Accords to send human explorers back to Moon and beyond
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada has signed on to the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led effort to establish global guidelines for sending explorers back to the Moon and beyond. NASA says space agencies in A...
Oct 13, 2020

Forty Mile drops fire restriction to fire advisory
The County of Forty Mile has downgraded its fire restriction to a fire advisory.A Twitter post from the county says fire permits are now being issued online at 40mile.ca or on the 40 Mile app. The cou...
Oct 13, 2020

Apple unveils new iPhones for faster 5G wireless networks
Apple unveiled four new iPhones equipped with technology for use with faster new 5G wireless networks around the world, including in Canada. There's the iPhone 12, with a 6.1-inch display, the same as...
Oct 13, 2020

Alberta makes diploma exams optional for October, November
Alberta Education is making diploma exams optional for the months of October and November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Diploma Exams are a standardized provincial test taken at the end of Grade 12 le...
Oct 13, 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the latest international soccer star to test positive for the coronavirus. The Portuguese soccer federation said Tuesday that Ronaldo was doing well and had no symptoms af...
Oct 13, 2020