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CPL targets season kickoff on Victoria Day Weekend, providing authorities agree
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League is targeting the Victoria Day long weekend in May as the kickoff for its third season. However, the league acknowledges that will ultimately depend on local gover...
Jan 19, 2021
Canada not expecting "a single dose" of COVID vaccine next week
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Pfizer does not expect any more interruptions to its Canadian deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines after the middle of next month.The country, however, is not going to...
Jan 19, 2021
Canadians eye Biden inauguration with relief, anxiety
Katie Thompson noticed a pattern emerging with appointments made at her chiropractic clinic for Wednesday afternoon that's usually typical of big sporting events: patients wanted to schedule sessions ...
Jan 19, 2021
Ombudsman slams new restrictions on mental-health support for veterans' families
OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombudsman is calling on the federal government to reverse restrictions on mental-health services for veterans' families. Ombudsman Nishika Jardine's demand is in a scathing ...
Jan 19, 2021
Lethbridge College researching method of applying water and fertilizer directly to plant roots
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local team of researchers will conduct one of the first Alberta-based studies into subsurface drip fertigation (SDF).Dr. Rezvan Karimi Dehkordi is part of Lethbridge College's Muell...
Jan 19, 2021
'Very mesmerizing': Canadians eye Biden inauguration with relief, anxiety
Katie Thompson noticed a pattern emerging with appointments made at her chiropractic clinic for Wednesday afternoon that's usually typical of big sporting events: patients wanted to schedule sessions ...
Jan 19, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines: Canadians torn between helping the world and helping themselves
MONTREAL - The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is highlighting the disconnect between the way Canadians see their role in the world and reality, according to international affairs experts. Ottawa is facing p...
Jan 19, 2021
Stitch It Forward Society offering free groceries for those in need
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Stitch It Forward Society of Lethbridge is paying it forward during the tough times of COVID-19.The local not-for-profit is running its 'Grocery Give Away' this week. Thanks to fu...
Jan 19, 2021
Georgia certifies Democrats Warnock and Ossoff's Senate wins
ATLANTA - Georgia's secretary of state has certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections, paving the way for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to be sworn in and for Democrats to take con...
Jan 19, 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats star linebacker Simoni Lawrence signs extension with club
HAMILTON, New Zealand - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed star linebacker Simoni Lawrence. Lawrence returns to Hamilton for an eighth season after starting his CFL career in Edmonton in 2012. The...
Jan 19, 2021