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Nearly half of Canadians visited friends, family over holidays, new poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests nearly half of Canadians visited with family or friends over the winter holiday period. The Lger/Association for Canadian Studies poll found 48 per cent of those surveye...
Jan 05, 2021
Canada to play for gold after downing Russia 5-0 in semifinals
EDMONTON - Canada will play for gold at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton after beating Russia 5-0 in semifinal action Monday. Alex Newhook returned from injury to put Canada on the boa...
Jan 05, 2021
City offers prepayment options on property taxes for 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Property owners in Lethbridge can possibly earn a discount when 2021 tax bills are issued later this year.The City of Lethbridge says property owners can make prepayment toward their ...
Jan 05, 2021
Canadian troops test positive for COVID-19 in Latvia, Kuwait
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says Canadian troops deployed to Latvia have tested positive for COVID-19. The Defence Department isn't saying how many Canadian Armed Forces members have b...
Jan 05, 2021
The latest on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Jan. 5, 2021
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:10 a.m. Quebec is reporting 2,508 new cases of COVID-19 today and 62 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus...
Jan 05, 2021
Georgia voters head to polls to determine balance of power on tense Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Voters in Georgia have shattered turnout records as they decide who will hold the balance of power on Capitol Hill. Nearly 3.1 million people have already cast ballots in today's tw...
Jan 05, 2021
Larry King, hospitalized with COVID, moved out of ICU
LOS ANGELES - Veteran talk show host Larry King, suffering from COVID-19, has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is breathing on his own, a spokesman said on Monda...
Jan 05, 2021
Nunavut NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq returns from leave after 'burnout, depression'
OTTAWA - Nunavut's sole MP says she is back on the job after several months away from work due to what she described as "extreme burnout, depression and anxiety." Mumilaaq Qaqqaq announced in late Oct...
Jan 05, 2021
Top left tackle Stanley Bryant signs one-year extension with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Two-time CFL most outstanding lineman Stanley Bryant has signed a one-year extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Bryant returns for his sixth season in Winnipeg after originally signing...
Jan 05, 2021
Protected areas may not safeguard all that Canadians need them to: research
The natural regions Canada protects don't line up that well with where Canadians actually need them, research suggests. A paper published Tuesday concludes that the country's vast network of parks isn...
Jan 05, 2021