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Poll workers say Elections Canada put them at risk of contracting COVID-19
OTTAWA - A polling station officer was scared of contracting COVID-19 on Monday because Elections Canada didn't require workers to be fully vaccinated or allow them to request proof of a medical exemp...
Sep 22, 2021

Bus driver in deadly 2019 Ottawa crash found not guilty on all charges
OTTAWA - The lawyers for an Ottawa bus driver charged in connection with a deadly crash in 2019 say their client's acquittal today has been a long time coming. Aissatou Diallo was found not guilty on ...
Sep 22, 2021

Grizzly bear fatally gored by mountain goat in eastern B.C.: Parks Canada
FIELD, B.C. - A mountain goat is believed to be responsible for the death of a grizzly bear found slumped near a trail in British Columbia's Yoho National Park earlier this month. David Laskin, a wild...
Sep 22, 2021

Liberals to face pressure to move quickly on fiscal plan as fourth wave hits economy
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals may soon start feeling the pressure to move quickly on spending and tax plans, some of which the party's platform promised this fiscal year. The Liberals are expected to ...
Sep 22, 2021

Martin Shields projected to be re-elected as MP for Bow River
TABER, AB - Martin Shields is set to enter his third term as a Member of Parliament.The Conservative incumbent for the Bow River riding to projected to be re-elected by a wide margin in the 2021 feder...
Sep 22, 2021

Green Party in tatters, with glimmers of hope, after disappointing election finish
OTTAWA - A former top Green official says the party faces a self-reckoning after a federal election that dashed hopes of growth following a year marred by internal strife. The party now confronts alte...
Sep 22, 2021

Canadian men drawn with South Africa at rugby sevens event in Edmonton
Canada has been drawn in Pool A with South Africa, Hong Kong and Mexico at the HSBC Canada Sevens in Edmonton this weekend. The Canadian men are coming off a sixth-place finish Sunday in Vancouver whe...
Sep 22, 2021

Regulatory group warns several Alberta doctors about sharing COVID-19 misinformation
EDMONTON, AB. -- A group that oversees the practice of medicine in Alberta says it has told at least seven doctors who were spreading misinformation about COVID-19 that their behaviour was unprofessio...
Sep 22, 2021

Bloc leader calls on Trudeau to hold summit on health transfers with premiers
MONTREAL - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to convene a summit with his provincial and territorial counterparts to discuss federal health transfer...
Sep 22, 2021

Most postal votes to be counted by the end of today: Elections Canada
OTTAWA - A clutch of close-run ridings, including a nail-biting photo finish in Vancouver, Granville, are still waiting for mail ballots to be counted to determine the final result. But Elections Cana...
Sep 22, 2021