Новости за 09.08.2020

Alberta will be switching over to the national version of a COVID-19 tracing app, although the timeline on when that will happen is unclear.

The winner was initially set to be posted Friday evening, but massive issues with the raffle website have led to a delay that is now stretching on.

As fans in Edmonton mourn the end of another playoff run, many are in a state of Oilers 50/50 frustration. Instead of winning big, many are out hundreds of dollars following issues with the raffle website. Chris Chacon reports.

A boy is presumed drowned after an incident east of the Seebe Dam west of Calgary on Saturday afternoon.

The Oilers' elimination in the NHL's qualifying round likely means a financial hit for Edmonton pubs and bars.

Globe Guide travel website compiled a list of the best road trips in the country. The travel writer behind the list, Tamara Elliott, shares the details about some of them you can take across Canada.

A 68-year-old man is still wanted Sunday morning, the day after an attempted murder in the Saint-Laurent borough in Montreal.

Serious conversations about governance reform and debt forgiveness needed, says Bessma Momani.

U.S. President Donald Trump's move to ban TikTok seems like a bit of a joke in itself. But Meera Estrada suspects there's more to it.

Police say the suspect threatened staff with a large edged weapon and took cash from the drawer.

The bleak milestone was reached as new cases in the U.S. run at about 54,000 a day.

The problem dates back to the 1800s when the Nova Scotia government distributed land to white and Black Loyalists.

'Locally, 30 of Ontario’s 34 public health units are reporting fewer than five cases, with 18 of them reporting no new cases,' Health Minister Christine Elliott said.

New Zealand's successful fight against COVID-19 has made the Pacific island nation of 5 million one of the safest places in the world right now.

Police said the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday west of the bicycle rental building.

The man left the gas station with cigarettes and the till draw containing undisclosed amounts of money, police say.

The Hummingbird Charm gatherings in support for diabetes research in Alberta, this lunch/dinner and live-streaming optional event will sure to entertain and raise much needed funds and awareness of the world-class diabetes researchers in Alberta!

Statistics from ICBC for 2019 show that Highway 97 was the Okanagan's top road for accidents.

The Lebanese Kitchen has been getting lots of community support after the devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, last week.

The news of Twitter and TikTok being in preliminary talks and Microsoft still being seen as the front-runner in bidding for the app's U.S. operations was reported earlier by the Wall Street Journal.

Here’s Suzy Burge’s Aug 8 weather forecast for Edmonton, Alberta and the surrounding area.

A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton on Aug 8 with Kim Smith.

Those who visited the Grasslands Walmart during the period of possible exposure are asked to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19.

Another death has been reported at the Good Samaritan Southgate care centre in Edmonton, bringing the total of fatal COVID-19 cases to 26.

The health authority says the risk of transmission to the general public is presently considered low.