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Family of dead crew member with virus sues Royal Caribbean
MIAMI - The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday saying the company failed to protect its employees as...
May 05, 2020
Clearwater River Dene Nation sees spike in active COVID-19 cases
Clearwater River Dene Nation has seen its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases in weeks. Seven additional cases have been reported among the 18 in the wider La Loche area.In a daily public health briefing ...
May 05, 2020 (Submitted/Clearwater River Dene Nation)
Pint-sized driver surprises Utah trooper during traffic stop
OGDEN, Utah - A Utah Highway Patrol trooper got a pint-sized surprise when he pulled over a 5-year-old driver who was swerving so badly he thought the driver needed medical attention. Trooper Rick Mor...
May 05, 2020
Imperial Oil reports deaths of birds that landed on Alberta tailings ponds
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Imperial Oil Ltd. is reporting the deaths of 50 birds that landed on tailings areas near its Kearl oilsands project in northern Alberta. Imperial says more than 100 birds per da...
May 05, 2020
Justice Ginsburg in hospital with infection, court says
WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, the Supreme Court said. The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the...
May 05, 2020
Virtual sittings has MPs doing things not allowed in House of Commons
OTTAWA - A stuffed deer head made a cameo appearance Tuesday during a virtual gathering of members of Parliament. The deer head, replete with antlers, was mounted on the wall behind Conserva...
May 05, 2020
Conservative campaigns weave tangled webs of allegations as race intensifies
OTTAWA - With 10 days to go to sign up voters for the federal Conservative leadership race, all four contenders are intensifying efforts to shore up support. Erin O'Toole and Peter MacKay appear locke...
May 05, 2020
Former commissioner Larry Smith understands COVID-19 pandemic's impact upon CFL
Larry Smith is very familiar with CFL crisis management. During his tenure as commissioner (1992-97) Smith headed up the CFL's U.S. expansion. From 1993-95, the league had franchises in ...
May 05, 2020
Stormtrooper with a gun: Alberta police take down restaurant worker in costume
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in southern Alberta are being investigated after a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars" stormtrooper costume who was carrying a plastic gun was forced to the gr...
May 05, 2020
Court overturns Quincy Jones' win in Michael Jackson lawsuit
LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court on Tuesday overturned most of a 2017 jury verdict awarding Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and fees from the Michael Jackson estate over the use of Jone...
May 05, 2020