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Saskatchewan planning to send critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario
REGINA - Saskatchewan is preparing to send some of its critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario as its hospitals are over capacity. Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Wednesday that...
Oct 13, 2021
Norway: Several killed, injured in bow and arrow attack
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Several people were killed and others injured by a man armed with a bow and arrow near the Norwegian capital, Oslo, police said Wednesday. They said the suspected attacker was...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says the U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic.International visitors will ne...
Oct 13, 2021
Arizona jury convicts airman in death of Mennonite woman
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A jury in Arizona has convicted a U.S. Air Force airman in the disappearance and death of a Mennonite woman who was living in New Mexico. The jury reached its verdict Wednesday...
Oct 13, 2021
Canada leads world with pledge to curb methane leaks from oil and gas sector
OTTAWA - Canada is nearly doubling its target to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as it prepares to sign a new global pledge at next month's climate talks in Scotland. The United Stat...
Oct 13, 2021
'It's been too long': Canadian travelers welcome news of U.S. land border reopening
Canadians with family in the United States expressed relief Wednesday at the prospect of soon being able to drive across the border to visit their loved ones. Betty Chaborek, who turned 77 on Wednesda...
Oct 13, 2021
Canada's Jordyn Huitema scores a hat trick for Paris Saint-Germain
PARIS - Canadian forward Jordyn Huitema scored three goals in 17 minutes Wednesday to help Paris Saint-Germain defeat Ukraine's WFC Kharkiv 5-0 in UEFA Women's Champions League group play. The 20-year...
Oct 13, 2021
Canadians cheer, Freeland urges caution as U.S. unveils land border travel plan
WASHINGTON - A motley coalition of elected officials, bilateral business leaders and travellers-turned-lobbyists briefly cheered the coming reprieve from restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border Wednesd...
Oct 13, 2021
Safety board releasing results of investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board will release the results of its investigation into the possibility that a freight train might have started a wildfire that destroyed the community of L...
Oct 13, 2021
Jets sign forward Evgeny Svechnikov to one-year, two-way contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Evgeny Svechnikov on a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal carries an average annual of US$750,000 in the NHL. Svechniko...
Oct 13, 2021