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Unvaccinated Quebec caregivers in court today to gain access to long-term care homes
MONTREAL - A Montreal lawyer is in court today contesting a COVID-19 health order that prevents unvaccinated people from entering long-term care homes and private seniors homes to care for residents. ...
Feb 02, 2022

CMA, activists call on Canada to speed vaccine access globally to stop new variants
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association and a group of domestic and international activists are calling on the federal government to do more to boost COVID-19 vaccination efforts in less developed c...
Feb 02, 2022

Lethbridge police locate body of man previously reported missing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have confirmed the death of a man previously reported missing.On January 24, it was noted that the LPS was seeking assistance in locating 49-year-old Jason Todd Fred...
Feb 02, 2022

Standoff man charged with multiple firearms related offences
STANDOFF, AB - A man from Standoff faces multiple charges following an incident with Blood Tribe police.On January 31, at around 1:30 p.m., officers with the Blood Tribe Police Service responded to a ...
Feb 02, 2022

Canadian figure skater Messing awaiting negative COVID-19 tests in Canada
BEIJING - Keegan Messing's Olympic Games are in jeopardy. The 30-year-old isn't with Canada's figure skating team at the Beijing Olympics, as he waits to clear COVID-19 testing to travel. The delay me...
Feb 02, 2022

Biden sending more troops to Europe amid Ukraine tension
BRUSSELS (AP) - President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany this week and sending part of an infantry Stryker squadron of roughly 1,000 tro...
Feb 02, 2022

Hamelin, Poulin named Canada's flag-bearers for Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing
BEIJING - Charles Hamelin's teammates were speculating recently about who might carry Canada's flag into the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Hamelin had a hard time keeping a straight face. ...
Feb 02, 2022

Groundhog Day: Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam sees shadow, predicts long winter ahead
Nova Scotia's celebrity groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam, is predicting a long, cold winter ahead. The large rodent emerged briefly from her enclosure at a wildlife park north of Halifax this morning - Gro...
Feb 02, 2022

More provinces preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in coming weeks
More provinces say they are preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in the coming weeks, even as virus-related hospitalizations remain high. British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie ...
Feb 02, 2022

More police called in to help with U.S. border blockade in southern Alberta: RCMP
COUTTS, Alta. - RCMP say more officers have been called in to help with an illegal blockade at a United States border crossing in southern Alberta, now in its fifth day. Mounties were prepared to make...
Feb 02, 2022