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Vaccine myths running rampant online among all age groups, Ontario docs say
OTTAWA - The head of the Ontario Medical Association says dangerous misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is spreading on social media among all age groups. The association's analysis of more than 65...
Jan 20, 2021
TC Energy halts spending on Keystone XL, says it’s ‘disappointed’ with Biden move
CALGARY - TC Energy Corp. says it has suspended work on the Keystone XL project in anticipation of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden revoking its vital presidential permit once he is sworn in later today...
Jan 20, 2021
Consumer Price Index sees smallest increase in 11 years in 2020
OTTAWA, ONT - The overall cost of goods in Canada stayed relatively flat, but people in Alberta might have noticed a slightly smaller increase than elsewhere in the country.Stats Canada says, in 2020,...
Jan 20, 2021
Ottawa advocating to prioritize vaccines for Indigenous people: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19.Miller says that there is a need to distribute ...
Jan 20, 2021
Lions agree to terms with Saints' Dan Campbell to be coach
The Detroit Lions have landed the coach they coveted from the start of their search, agreeing to terms with Dan Campbell. The Lions announced the agreement with the New Orleans Saints tight ends coach...
Jan 20, 2021
Canadian brothers Marcello and Matteo Polisi eagerly await MLS SuperDraft
Marcello and Matteo Polisi have turned heads on the soccer field at Simon Fraser University.On Thursday, the brothers from Coquitlam, B.C., hope to take their game to the next level at the 2021 MLS Su...
Jan 20, 2021
Alberta man sentenced to 18 years for one of province's largest child porn busts
A central Alberta man has been handed an 18-year prison sentence following one of the largest child pornography busts in Alberta's history.The man, who can't be named due to a publication ban to prote...
Jan 20, 2021
Adam Hadwin hopes to hit reset button in 2021 starting with American Express
The self-doubt and frustration snowballed for Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin last season. "I felt like there was a number of tournaments where all it was was a missed putt in a certain moment to either g...
Jan 20, 2021
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew.'
NEW YORK - Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world "even as we grieved, we grew." In language referencing Biblical scripture and at ti...
Jan 20, 2021
Reports: Blue Jays sign second ex-Astros outfielder in as many days, inking Brantley
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed free agent outfielder Michael Brantley to a three-year deal, according to multiple reports. Sportsnet was first to report the deal. The Blue Jays didn't imm...
Jan 20, 2021