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'Everything is becoming kind of logjammed': What it's like inside an ER amid Omicron
TORONTO - Eight patients on gurneys line a hallway of a Toronto emergency department one Tuesday afternoon in January. Three more rest down another hall. "Help me, help me," a patient moans. "Lady, be...
Feb 02, 2022
Hundreds of air travellers using special code to avoid Canadian no-fly list snags
OTTAWA - More than 850 people have been assigned a special number to help avoid being inadvertently ensnared by Canada's no-fly list. A dozen of these travellers have been cleared to board an aircraft...
Feb 02, 2022
Premier expects health measures will be relaxed in February
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta's premier says there are continued encouraging trends with COVID-19 and the province has passed the peak of the Omicron wave.Jason Kenney adds that there has been continuing...
Feb 02, 2022
Death of man behind Buddy the Puffin mascot leaves N.L. fans, families 'heartbroken'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Chris Abbott, the man behind a mascot known for riling sports fans and bringing joy to kids all over Newfoundland and Labrador's capital, has died at the age of 51. St. John's Mayor...
Feb 02, 2022
Explosion fears remain as N. Carolina fertilizer plant burns
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - An uncontrolled fire at a fertilizer plant in North Carolina continued to burn early Wednesday, forcing firefighters and thousands of evacuated residents to remain at least ...
Feb 02, 2022
NHL Notebook: Players, coaches welcome league's latest COVID-19 protocols
Morning nasal swabs have been routine for NHL players in recent months - and it's a regime many are eager to leave behind. The league updated its COVID-19 protocol on Monday, dropping daily testing re...
Feb 02, 2022
Trial of 3 cops in Floyd death delayed by COVID-19 diagnosis
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The judge at the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's rights was abruptly recessed on Wednesday after one of the defendants te...
Feb 02, 2022
Fraser plays his part with Canada, part of the surging team's 'next man up' culture
Richie Laryea wasn't surprised when Liam Fraser launched a laserlike pass from distance to trigger a Jonathan David goal in Canada's World Cup qualifying win in Honduras last week. Laryea had seen Fra...
Feb 02, 2022
Police recover stolen property and drugs, two Lethbridge men charged
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two Lethbridge men have been charged following a bust by the Lethbridge Police Service Crime Suppression Team (CST).On January 24, team members found a vehicle that had been reported ...
Feb 02, 2022
Veteran left-hander Jeff Francis elected to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
ST. MARYS, ONTARIO - Left-hander Jeff Francis has been elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame made the announcement Wednesday. Francis, of Vancouver, will be inducted in June ...
Feb 02, 2022