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Alberta is inches away from 70% vaccination target to reach Stage 3
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans have lined up in droves to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but a few more need to join if we are to move to the third and final stage of reopening.As part of the Open for S...
Jun 17, 2021
‘Sacred country’: Singer-songwriter Corb Lund holds coal mining protest concert
LIVINGSTONE RANGE, AB - Two mountain goats stubbornly refused to get up from their resting spot Wednesday in the middle of a gravel road heading into the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains.Li...
Jun 17, 2021
O'Toole says national security committee being used to cover up scientists' firing
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole says Conservatives will no longer participate in a special national security committee because it's being used to cover up an incident that caused two scientists at Canada's high...
Jun 17, 2021
COVID-19 vaccination rates on the Prairies grow slowly after initial rush
WINNIPEG - The rush to get initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the Prairies is slowing down, with the rate of the eligible population getting a first shot hovering around 70 per cent in the three pr...
Jun 17, 2021
Canadiens defenceman Jeff Petry talks injury, 'scary looking' eyes after return
Jeff Petry's young sons were warned by their mother that dad looked a little different. A hand injury suffered by the Canadiens defenceman in Game 3 of Montreal's series against the Winnipeg Jets had ...
Jun 17, 2021
Informant loses bid to sue Canada over delay in handling refugee claim
OTTAWA - An Australian who fed information to police about outlaw bikers and later won refugee status in Canada has lost a bid to sue federal officials over delays in processing his asylum application...
Jun 17, 2021
One million chickens euthanized during labour dispute at Quebec slaughterhouse
MONTREAL - A labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City has resulted in one million chickens being euthanized in recent weeks. Negotiations resumed today between the Exceldor co-operative and...
Jun 17, 2021
Play ball: Lethbridge Bulls open 2021 season Friday night
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After a summer with no baseball, the Lethbridge Bulls get back on the field Friday night.The Western Canadian Baseball League team missed out on a season last year due to the COVID-19...
Jun 17, 2021
Massive restoration of Parliament's Centre Block to cost up to $5 billion
OTTAWA - Federal officials say the massive restoration project of Parliament's Centre Block will cost up to $5 billion and continue at least until 2030. Public Services and Procurement Canada says con...
Jun 17, 2021
U Sports awards hosting rights for '21 Vanier Cup championship to University of Laval
TORONTO - The governing body of Canadian university sports has awarded Laval University the hosting rights for the 2021 Vanier Cup. The game is scheduled to be played Dec. 4 in Quebec City. It's being...
Jun 17, 2021