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Quebec signs deal with Ottawa to allow more temporary foreign workers in province
MONTREAL - Quebec has reached a deal with Ottawa that will allow up to 20 per cent more temporary foreign workers in the province to work in low-wage jobs. The federal government announced the pilot p...
Aug 06, 2021
Pfizer vaccine label amended in Canada to list Bell's Palsy as possible side-effect
OTTAWA - Health Canada has added the facial paralysis condition known as Bell's Palsy as a potentially rare side-effect after getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The condition is a usually temporary ...
Aug 06, 2021
Alberta providing $136 million to drought-stricken livestock producers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Livestock producers across Alberta are able to access millions of dollars in financial relief and will benefit from new rangeland initiatives that will improve access to water grazing...
Aug 06, 2021
Perez looks to Toronto FC to bounce back Saturday after poor midweek showing
Toronto FC Interim coach Javier Perez expects a response from his team Saturday against New York City FC in the wake of a poor performance in a 3-0 midweek loss at Philadelphia. Toronto (3-9-5) saw it...
Aug 06, 2021
Alberta Premier says he won't 'take a lecture' from federal health minister on COVID
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he won't "take a lecture" from federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu on how to handle COVID-19. Hajdu earlier penned a letter to her Alberta counterpart sayin...
Aug 06, 2021
Border workers start job action as contract negotiations continue: union
OTTAWA, ONT. -- There are delays of more than 90-minutes at several U-S border crossings today as Canada Border Services Agency employees stage a work-to-rule campaign.Guards are following procedures ...
Aug 06, 2021
Taxpayers’ ombudsperson investigates CRA targeting of Muslim-led charities
OTTAWA - Taxpayers' ombudsperson Franois Boileau will investigate the concerns of Muslim charities and other charities led by people of colour about being inappropriately targeted for audits. Boileau ...
Aug 06, 2021
Edmonton Oilers ink Darnell Nurse to long-term extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers say they have signed defenceman, and alternate captain, Darnell Nurse to an eight-year contract extension. The contract has an average annual value of US$9.25 million an...
Aug 06, 2021
Official: Offensive coming against Tigray forces in Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's spreading Tigray conflict faces a fresh wave of fighting as an Amhara regional official says Amhara forces will launch an offensive on Saturday against Tigray forces w...
Aug 06, 2021
Opposition NDP calls on Alberta government to release internal COVID-19 modelling
CALGARY - Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to release internal modelling that the government says supported its decision to eliminate COVID-19 public heath measures.Dr. Deen...
Aug 06, 2021