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Labour group demands meeting over COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel pork plant in Alberta
RED DEER, Alta. - The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour wants a meeting with the premier and provincial labour minister to ensure workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks are shut down. Gil McGo...
Feb 16, 2021
O'Toole calls for relocation of Beijing Olympics due to China's 'genocide' of Uighurs
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling on the government to push for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China amid "genocide" against minority Uighurs."I think Canadians would ...
Feb 16, 2021
CPL champion Forge FC signs Belgian defender Daniel Krutzen to new multi-year deal
HAMILTON - Forge FC has re-signed Belgian defender Daniel Krutzen to a multi-year contract that will keep him in Hamilton through at least the 2022 season.The 24-year-old has made 49 appearances for F...
Feb 16, 2021
O'Toole calls for relocation of Beijing Olympics due to China's 'genocide' of Uighurs
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling on the government to push for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China amid "genocide" against minority Uighurs. "I think Canadians would...
Feb 16, 2021
Second case of COVID confirmed at Winston Churchill High School
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Winston Churchill High School.The Lethbridge School Division says the Medical Officer of Health has started an investigation and offici...
Feb 16, 2021
Winter's wrath: Bitter cold, no power and a deadly tornado
RALEIGH, N.C. - At least three people were found dead early Tuesday after a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina at the rough edge of a blast of winter weather across the United State...
Feb 16, 2021
'A lot of talk': warrants violated Patrik Mathews' rights, lawyer argues
WASHINGTON - The lawyer for Patrik Mathews is trying to contest some of the evidence against the former Canadian Forces reservist and alleged neo-Nazi. Joseph Balter is also urging a Maryland judge to...
Feb 16, 2021
2020 a busy year for Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch (SCB) had a busy 2020.The SCB is an investigative services branch responsible for leading and supporting complex investigations across the provinc...
Feb 16, 2021
CF Montreal adds experienced MLS forward Erik Hurtado
MONTREAL - CF Montreal has signed American forward Erik Hurtado to a deal for the 2021 season with an option for 2022. Selected fifth overall by the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, the...
Feb 16, 2021
Vaccine delays leave grocery workers feeling expendable
As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic's front-line workers. A year later...
Feb 16, 2021