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Indigenous activist pleased to hear Cleveland plans to drop Indians team name
Indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal is applauding the Cleveland Indians for deciding to change their name. Cardinal filed human rights complaints in 2016 in an attempt to stop the team from using the...
Dec 15, 2020
Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the count...
Dec 15, 2020
Montreal Alouettes sign return specialist, Quebec-born defensive lineman
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed American kick returner Mario Alford and Canadian defensive lineman David Menard for the 2021 CFL season. The five-foot-eight, 177-pound Alford scored a pa...
Dec 15, 2020
Study finds areas of growth for southwestern Alberta’s economy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The final results of the Southwest Alberta Regional Skills Study have been released.The study was organized by eight community partners and received funding from the partner organizat...
Dec 15, 2020
Scallop boat, crew missing off Nova Scotia coast; debris and empty life-rafts spotted
DIGBY - Military aircraft and coast guard vessels are searching off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia after a scallop boat was reported to have gone down in rough seas and empty life-rafts washed ...
Dec 15, 2020
Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The monarch butterfly will have to wait several years more to receive protection under the Endangered Species Act despite its declining population. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se...
Dec 15, 2020
As anxieties grow over CERB notices, Qualtrough says no requirement to repay now
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says federal notices to emergency aid recipients are an attempt to verify information and avoid making tax time next year overly complicated. The Canada R...
Dec 15, 2020
UK plans big fines for online companies over harmful content
LONDON - Social media and other internet companies face big fines in Britain if they don't remove and limit the spread of harmful material such as child sexual abuse or terrorist content and protect u...
Dec 15, 2020
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Winnipeg under Extradition Act
WINNIPEG - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested in Winnipeg. Court records show Nygard, who is 79, was arrested under the Extradition Act and is to appear in a Winnipeg courtroom this...
Dec 15, 2020
Canadian Blood Services makes plea for donations over the holidays
EDMONTON, AB - Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is asking for the help of all eligible donors this holiday season.CBS says there are still more than 15,000 open appointments across the country that need ...
Dec 15, 2020