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Senator links drug used in botched U.S. lethal injections to assisted death in Canada
OTTAWA - A Conservative senator is questioning why a drug blamed for botched executions in the United States is being used to provide medical assistance in dying in Canada.Sen. Michael MacDonald says ...
Dec 17, 2020
Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson looks to add to UFC winning ways
Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson has won four of her last five UFC fights, adding to the record book as she goes. The 25-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., who now calls Port Saint Lu...
Dec 17, 2020
Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadians Justin Howell, Marco Dubois and Anthony Gosselin
The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed Canadians Justin Howell, Marco Dubois and Anthony Gosselin to one-year contract extensions.Howell, a defensive back, has played 27 games with the Redblacks since en...
Dec 17, 2020
Lethbridge Shelter equipped to handle current COVID outbreak
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An organization that supports homeless and at-risk individuals says they are able to manage the current outbreak of COVID-19 at their facility.Alpha House runs the Lethbridge Stabiliz...
Dec 17, 2020
Quebec unimpressed with Trudeau's offer of long-term care cash if standards met
OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is shrugging off the suggestion that new federal funding for long-term care homes would have to be tied to national standards. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...
Dec 17, 2020
Canadian Alphonso Davies makes history by earning a spot on FIFPRO World 11
Canadian Alphonso Davies made soccer history Thursday, becoming the first North American player to be voted onto the FIFPRO World 11. The 20-year-old Bayern Munich fullback was the first North America...
Dec 17, 2020
Military leaders to be held to account if extremism isn't addressed, Sajjan says
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian Armed Forces can't function properly if there is hate and discrimination in the ranks, which is why tackling such misconduct will be a top pri...
Dec 17, 2020
Five men charged in connection with September assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Five Lethbridge men have been charged in connection with an aggravated assault in September, with arrest warrants out for three of the men.24-year-old Nolan Shade and 30-year-old Luca...
Dec 17, 2020
Canada gives OK to Boeing 737 Max changes but planes still grounded
MONTREAL - Boeing's 737 Max aircraft is a step closer to returning to Canadian skies, nearly two years after being grounded due to technical issues that resulted in two deadly crashes involving foreig...
Dec 17, 2020
Caps goalie Lundqvist to miss season with heart condition
WASHINGTON - Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist will sit out the upcoming NHL season because of a heart condition, he said Thursday, about two months after he joined the Washington Capitals following 15 yea...
Dec 17, 2020