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Jagmeet Singh's custom poutine truck loses wheel on way to pre-debate photo op
MONTREAL - Jagmeet Singh's pre-debate photo op hit a bump in the road Thursday - rather, a hole - after the NDP leader's custom poutine truck lost a wheel on the way to a Montreal event. The NDP was f...
Sep 02, 2021
Parts of Alberta and BC experiencing cell and telephone service outage
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some users of cell phones and telephones in Alberta and British Columbia are experiencing service outages.Alberta Emergency Alert says there is an incident that has affected telephone...
Sep 02, 2021
Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Like a lot of Asian actors, Simu Liu has played the nameless guy who can do martial arts but inevitably loses out to a more skilled white guy. It was one of his very first stunt job...
Sep 02, 2021
OHL suspends controversial Canadiens draft pick Logan Mailloux
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick Logan Mailloux indefinitely for violating the league's expectation for appropriate conduct by a player. The ...
Sep 02, 2021
Pay the same, get less: How ‘shrinkflation’ masks price increases
OTTAWA, AB. -- Experts say reducing the amount of food in a package is a subtle way to adjust for inflation without raising prices as higher shipping fees and labour shortages drive up costs for food ...
Sep 02, 2021
Health law professor says ‘ideological lens’ behind unproven COVID-19 treatment
CALGARY, AB. -- A health law professor says a belief by some that a medication used to deworm cattle and horses can treat COVID-19 shows how ideology can lead people to embrace misinformation.Timothy ...
Sep 02, 2021
Kenney answers COVID questions on Facebook livestream
EDMONTON, AB. -- After weeks of questions regarding his whereabouts, Premier Jason Kenney answered selected questions from Albertans on a Facebook livestream.The premier was last seen in public on Aug...
Sep 02, 2021
Canada, U.S. Eagles renew rivalry in Rugby World Cup qualifying series
Canada and the U.S. Eagles will both be missing players from their starting lineup when they kick off their two-legged Rugby World Cup qualifying series Saturday in St. John's, N.L. Star fly half A.J....
Sep 02, 2021
Disorganized elder care in Quebec contributed to COVID-19 death toll: report
Quebec's health and welfare commissioner says the disorganized and poorly evaluated health system for seniors contributed to the high COVID-19 death toll in the province. Joanne Castonguay released he...
Sep 02, 2021
Free-trade area would make it easier to work in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand
OTTAWA - Canadians could have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand under Conservative plans for a new free-trade area. Erin O'Toole has outlined proposals for cl...
Sep 02, 2021