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Kenney touts Alberta's "culture of resilience" as economy rebounds
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews were in Lethbridge Wednesday to talk to the public about the current state of Alberta and where they see things going in the fut...
Jul 28, 2021
Restrictions back in B.C. region as COVID-19 cases rapidly rising
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials have reinstated COVID-19 restrictions in part of British Columbia's Interior health region where an outbreak led to rapidly spreading infection driven primarily by unv...
Jul 28, 2021
Interim head coach Javier Perez already feeling at home in Toronto
TORONTO - Interim coach Javier Perez wasted little time putting down roots when Toronto FC finally came home. Less than a week after returning north of the border earlier this month, Perez moved from ...
Jul 28, 2021
Vancouver Canucks add veteran goalie, defencemen as free agent market opens
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks were busy as the NHL's free agent market opened Wednesday, bringing in several new players and re-signing some existing talent. The Canucks signed defenceman Tucker P...
Jul 28, 2021
Cannabis company sues Tennessee Titans' Julio Jones, others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones is facing allegations of illegally harvesting and selling millions of dollars of cannabis in California, according to court records. ...
Jul 28, 2021
Protesters greet Premier Kenney and Finance Minister Toews visit to Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews attended the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce lunch on Wednesday (July 28) to discuss the previous year and where the province i...
Jul 28, 2021
Veterans, Afghan interpreters demand clarity, help as Taliban threat looms larger
OTTAWA - Afghan interpreters and Canadian veterans say the Immigration Department is failing Afghans who worked with Canada in the war-torn country, despite an announcement last week to fast-track the...
Jul 28, 2021
First Nations group says all residential schools need to be investigated
WINNIPEG - A First Nations advocacy group in Manitoba is urging RCMP across the country to open criminal investigations into all former residential schools for possible abuses. The Southern Chiefs' Or...
Jul 28, 2021
Midfielder Stephen Eustaquio showing star quality at Gold Cup with Canada
Stephen Eustaquio will see more than a few familiar faces Thursday when Canada lines up against CONCACAF heavyweight Mexico at the Gold Cup semifinal in Houston. The 24-year-old Eustaquio joined Mexic...
Jul 28, 2021
Nunavut to drop its mask mandate Friday, more than a month after COVID-19 outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says people living in the territory will no longer be required to wear masks starting Friday, but he says they are still strongly encouraged. D...
Jul 28, 2021