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Montreal Canadiens owner says team let down fans with controversial draft pick
MONTREAL - The owner of the Montreal Canadiens says he understands the team disappointed fans by drafting a player who was convicted of taking and distributing an explicit photo without consent while ...
Jul 28, 2021
Raptors keeping options open heading in to NBA draft
The Toronto Raptors' general manager says the team is keeping all options open ahead of Thursday's NBA draft. Bobby Webster says the team has narrowed its list of potential players to pick, but it cou...
Jul 28, 2021
Report finds nearly half of Canadians concerned about going into pandemic-related debt
CALGARY, AB - The number of Canadians concerned that they cannot make ends meet without going further into debt has reached the highest level in three years.That's according to the latest MNP Consumer...
Jul 28, 2021
U.K. excludes Canadian travellers from new exception to quarantine measures
Fully vaccinated Canadian travellers have been left out of plans to ease quarantine restrictions for entry in the United Kingdom. The U.K. announced today that fully vaccinated travellers in the U.S. ...
Jul 28, 2021
Wisconsin officer charged in 2016 slaying of Black man
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge charged a police officer Wednesday in the 2016 slaying of a Black man who was sitting in a parked car, taking the rare step of overruling prosecutors years after...
Jul 28, 2021
CO2 release from 2017 Kenow Wildfire equivalent of 1.1-1.8 million cars
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new study from the University of Lethbridge is highlighting another aspect of the environmental harms caused by wildfires.Fourth-year geography undergraduate student Sam Gerrand had...
Jul 28, 2021
Flames acquire defenceman Nikita Zadorov from Blackhawks for third-round pick
The Calgary Flames have kicked off the NHL's free agency period with a trade, picking up defenceman Nikita Zadorov from the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago will get a third-round pick in the 2022 entry dr...
Jul 28, 2021
Green party bleeding cash amid legal battles with Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - The Green party is poised to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal battles with leader Annamie Paul, worsening an already rough financial situation as a federal election nears. ...
Jul 28, 2021
NY to require state employees to get vaccines, or get tested
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York will require all state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by Labor Day or undergo weekly tests for COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. "It's smart...
Jul 28, 2021
Lethbridge council approves digital project to improve city’s online services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is aiming to improve its online services.On Tuesday, council voted unanimously to approve the Digital Customer Service (DiCE) Program to a maximum $2.816 millio...
Jul 28, 2021