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Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000, highest level since October
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says there are more than 2,000 hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 across the province, the highest number since Oct. 19. Officials say 2,081 people are in hospit...
Dec 14, 2022
First Nations, governments working to establish Indigenous protected area in Manitoba
MONTREAL - Four First Nations in Manitoba are working with the provincial and federal governments to establish a new Indigenous protected area. The groups announced today at the COP15 global biodivers...
Dec 14, 2022
Blue Bombers sign defensive back Rose to one-year contract extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed cornerback Winston Rose to a one-year contract extension. He had been scheduled to become a free agent in February. Rose was third on the Bombers last ...
Dec 14, 2022
Lethbridge Police offering tips to avoid holiday scams
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are warning people to be wary of scams this holiday season.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) said fraudsters "are working to take advantage of the hustle and bu...
Dec 14, 2022
Canada's Maggie Mac Neil wins butterfly gold at short course world championships
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Maggie Mac Neil won gold in the women's 50-metre butterfly on Wednesday at the FINA world short course swimming championships. The 22-year-old from London, Ont., finish...
Dec 14, 2022
Deputy dressed as Grinch gives onions to speeding drivers
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) - Several motorists who were speeding through an elementary school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway received an odorous onion as a reminder to slow down from a county sher...
Dec 14, 2022
Poilievre tells Tory caucus to stand for the 'common people' in pre-holiday message
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre told his Conservative members of Parliament today that it's their job to stand on the side of "common people." He delivered the message to the Tory caucus in Ottawa as the Ho...
Dec 14, 2022
Man facing charge after Ukrainian refugee, 7, dies in Montreal hit and run
MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl who was killed in a hit and run Tuesday in Montreal had recently arrived in Canada with her mother and two siblings after they had fled the war in Ukraine. Michael Shw...
Dec 14, 2022
87-year-old identified as Montreal driver who hit baby in carriage without stopping
Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off. Police had asked for the public's help to find the ...
Dec 14, 2022
Soccer writer Grant Wahl died of heart aneurysm at World Cup
NEW YORK (AP) - Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm in his heart when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer. Wahl's...
Dec 14, 2022