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It's a yes! Simone Biles engaged to Jonathan Owens on V-day
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic great Simone Biles said it was "THE EASIEST YES" when her fellow elite athlete Jonathan Owens popped the question on Valentine's Day. "I can't wait to spend forever & ever ...
Feb 15, 2022
Emergencies Act could encompass truckers unconnected with blockades; trade group
The head of a trucking association says sweeping powers invoked by the federal government risk dropping the hammer on drivers and companies that have no direct role in blockades.The Emergencies Act tr...
Feb 15, 2022
Federal government eases COVID-19 border restrictions
OTTAWA, ON - Canada's Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced that COVID-19 border restrictions are easing.He says we are past the peak of the Omicron wave in Canada and some border restrictions ca...
Feb 15, 2022
Altidore speaks warmly of time in Toronto but hints at backroom unrest at TFC
Jozy Altidore, in his introductory news conference as a member of the New England Revolution, talked warmly of his time in Toronto but hinted at backroom unrest at his former MLS club. "There were jus...
Feb 15, 2022
Lions become first CFL team to hire full-time female coach, adding Walter to staff
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions are the first CFL team to hire a full-time female coach, adding Tanya Walter as a defensive assistant Tuesday. The native of Forestburg, Alta., began coaching at Edmonton's ...
Feb 15, 2022
US could see a century's worth of sea rise in just 30 years
The seas lapping against America's coastlines are rising ever faster and will be 10 to 12 inches higher by the year 2050, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly floods even on sunny days,...
Feb 15, 2022
Court dismisses application to overturn removal of mask mandates in Alberta schools
An Alberta judge has dismissed an application for an injunction against the province's decision to lift a mask mandate in schools.The Alberta Federation of Labour says it had asked for the injunction ...
Feb 15, 2022
Organizer disbands Coutts Blockade
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Tractors, trucks and other vehicles have begun to roll out of a Coutts, ending a blockade that paralyzed a U-S border crossing for more than two weeks.Protesters had been restrictin...
Feb 15, 2022
Nunavut eases restrictions in some communities; rapid tests coming
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Restrictions are to ease in 15 Nunavut communities starting Monday as COVID-19 cases slowly drop across the territory. Outdoor gatherings in the communities will increase to 15 peop...
Feb 15, 2022
Blockade ends at Alberta-U.S. border crossing after more than two weeks
COUTTS, Alta. - Trucks and other vehicles with horns blaring have rolled out of a southern Alberta town, ending a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing for more than two weeks. Prote...
Feb 15, 2022