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Rapid tests advised by Ontario experts in COVID fight, Quebec sending them for kids
TORONTO - Rapid COVID-19 tests can help stop transmission and could be valuable tools in workplaces and schools, Ontario experts said Thursday, while Quebec announced test kits for kids amid calls for...
Dec 09, 2021
Planned body to review wrongful convictions must be forward-looking, report says
OTTAWA - Two former judges who led consultations on creation of an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions for criminal offences say the new body must be proactive and not simpl...
Dec 09, 2021
Marshall hired as Canadian rowing coach through 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics
The Canadian rowing team will have a new coach at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. Phil Marshall, who coached Canadians Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens to bronze in the women's pair at...
Dec 09, 2021
Veteran quarterback Zach Collaros has become the face of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
HAMILTON - Zach Collaros is on a roll. The veteran quarterback is 15-2 since becoming Winnipeg's starter in 2019. He helped the Blue Bombers end a dismal Grey Cup drought that year and has them on the...
Dec 09, 2021
First Nations call for better alert system, more funding after slow flood response
VANCOUVER - The executive director of the First Nations Emergency Management Society is calling for a more integrated alert system and funding after it took days to co-ordinate and reach remote Indige...
Dec 09, 2021
AB First Nations say coal company misrepresenting relationships to review group
BLOOD TRIBE, AB - Two Alberta First Nations say a coal company hoping to develop a mine in the province's Rocky Mountains isn't being accurate about its relationship with their communities.The Kainai ...
Dec 09, 2021
Stepmother found guilty of second-degree murder in death of 7-year-old Quebec girl
TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - A Granby, Que., woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of her seven-year-old stepdaughter. A jury rendered its verdict at the courthouse in Trois-Rivire...
Dec 09, 2021
Court rejects Trump's efforts to keep records from 1/6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Ca...
Dec 09, 2021
Moulding not planning to make decision on future curling plans until New Year
Curling free agent Darren Moulding has had "some discussions" about potential plans for this season since his departure from Team Bottcher and said he'll take some time before making a decision. Mould...
Dec 09, 2021
N.W.T. releases plan on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has released a draft plan on how to respond to calls for justice in the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girl...
Dec 09, 2021