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Donation brings a bit of Mardi Gras to hospital workers
NEW ORLEANS - Emily Bauman is a believer in the power of music. So when she got her stimulus check, she put that power to work -- for New Orleans's hospital workers and the city's out-of-work musician...
May 19, 2020
Celiac Org to Replenish Canada’s Food Banks With Gluten-Free Options During Pandemic
Canadian Celiac Association (CCA) Partners with Promise Gluten FreeTORONTO, May 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Canadians with celiac disease who are increasingly relying on food banks during the COV...
May 19, 2020
Vancouver-based MMA champion Bibiano Fernandes awaits next title defence
Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes really is a champion in waiting these days. The One Championship bantamweight title-holder spends his days at home in Vancouver, attending to dad duties with limited mixe...
May 19, 2020
Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Camp and Festival Cancelled for 2020
We were hopeful being the last annual festival at Ness Creek would do us well this year, but as we look ahead to how the next few months will unfold, we have to call it.Northern Lights Bluegrass and O...
May 19, 2020
'Good questions' being asked about safety of Snowbirds: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are "very good questions" being asked about the safety of the Snowbirds, but that the government will wait for an investigation before making any deci...
May 19, 2020
Protective equipment and empty waiting rooms: Massage therapy in the new economy
The province has hit the second phase of the reopening plan and on Tuesday, massage therapists are among those allowed to go back to work.Cathedral Sports Massage will have its doors open for the firs...
May 19, 2020
COVID measures cut world greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a fifth: study
A study says measures taken to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in greenhouse gas emissions going down worldwide by 17 per cent. Most of the reductions came from decreased transportation...
May 19, 2020
New auditor general says office narrowing focus on federal COVID-19 programs
OTTAWA - The nominee to be Canada's next auditor general says the office will cast a critical eye on federal pandemic preparedness and key spending the Liberals have rolled out to cushion the eco...
May 19, 2020
Injunction calls for removal of Manitoba blockade set up over COVID-19 concerns
SPLIT LAKE, Man. - A court injunction is ordering members of a Manitoba First Nation who are worried about the spread of COVID-19 to remove a blockade set up at a hydroelectric construction site. Tata...
May 19, 2020
West flat garage fire considered 'suspicious', says fire dept.
A garage at a residence near Queen Mary Public School is looking a lot worse for wear, following a fire Tuesday morning.The Prince Albert Fire Department was dispatched to the 900 Block of 15 St. W. a...
May 19, 2020
