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Three more provinces announce plans for COVID-19 child vaccination programs
Parents in Alberta can start booking online COVID-19 vaccination times for their children on Wednesday as three more provinces announced the rollout of similar inoculation programs on Tuesday. Alberta...
Nov 23, 2021
Gushue edges Jacobs to remain unbeaten at Canada's Olympic curling trials
SASKATOON - The latest edition in the so-called Battle of the Brads rivalry showed why the Olympic champion skips are essentially a pick 'em every time they play. Brad Gushue edged Brad Jacobs 7-6 on ...
Nov 23, 2021
Conservatives say all MPs should vote on vaccination mandate to enter House
OTTAWA - Conservatives say all 338 members of Parliament should be able to vote on whether they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons. Tory whip Blake RichardsaskedCo...
Nov 23, 2021
Anishinaabe artist outfits Canadian Olympic curlers in Indigenous-inspired uniforms
SASKATOON - Canada's curlers will wear both their Canadian pride and a celebration of Indigenous spirit when they compete at the Beijing Games. Curling Canada and their uniform partner Dynasty Curling...
Nov 23, 2021
Quebec long-term care homes 'forgotten' in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says
MONTREAL - Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec's early COVID-19 planning, the province's ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread changes to "humanize" ...
Nov 23, 2021
Alberta parents can book children's COVID vaccine appointments starting November 24
EDMONTON, AB - Beginning Wednesday, November 24 at 8:00 am, parents and legal guardians can book their children's COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children aged 5 to 11.Appointments to receive the fi...
Nov 23, 2021
Woman back in Canada with young daughter after years in Syrian prison camps
OTTAWA - A Canadian woman who spent more than two years in Syrian prison camps is home from Iraq after fighting Ottawa to get an emergency travel document. The woman's lawyer, Paul Champ, says she arr...
Nov 23, 2021
Mediation set for Blackhawks, former player in assault case
The former player who sued the Chicago Blackhawks alleging the team did nothing when he raised allegations of sexual assault against an assistant coach in 2010 has agreed to mediation in hopes of sett...
Nov 23, 2021
Man charged with 5 homicide counts in deadly Waukesha crash
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a man with intentional homicide in the deaths of five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade. Darrell Brooks Jr. w...
Nov 23, 2021
Anishinaabe artist outfits Canadian Olympic curlers in Indigenous-inspired uniforms
SASKATOON - Canada's curlers will wear both their Canadian pride and a celebration of Indigenous spirit when they compete at the Beijing Games. Curling Canada and their uniform partner Dynasty Curling...
Nov 23, 2021