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UN chief Antonio Guterres declares he will seek second term
CAMEROON, Cameroon - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres officially declared Monday he is seeking a second five-year term at the helm of the United Nations. Guterres, whose current term ends next Dec. ...
Jan 11, 2021
Trudeau to shuffle cabinet as Bains departs as innovation minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to conduct a small shuffle of his cabinet Tuesday, sparked by the departure of Navdeep Bains, the minister of innovation, science and industry. Rumou...
Jan 11, 2021
Nova Scotia cancels playdowns; Murphy back to Brier, Brothers gets Scotties invite
Nova Scotia became the latest province to cancel its curling playdowns Monday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, it further stoked the debate on how best to decide on provincial representative...
Jan 11, 2021
Police charge Lethbridge business with 'contravening public health order'
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge Police reported they have given an appearance notice for a court date on January 22, 2021, for a business in Lethbridge.Police were given the task to check a number of busin...
Jan 11, 2021
Sister says brother's ashes that seemed lost in transit are now home
VANCOUVER - A woman says her little brother can now be laid to rest after his ashes reached her Metro Vancouver home from Edmonton weeks later than promised. Courtney Baker says her mother in Maple Ri...
Jan 11, 2021
Paramedics & EMS can now get COVID-19 vaccine in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is expanding the eligibility for who can get vaccinated against COVID-19 right now.Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday that paramedics and emergency medica...
Jan 11, 2021
More than half Manitoba's active COVID-19 cases are in First Nations population
WINNIPEG - Vaccine distribution has begun on a handful of Manitoba reserves as a task force reports that 61 per cent of the people with active COVID-19 in the province are First Nations.Manitoba's Fir...
Jan 11, 2021
Source: Pandemic will result in '21 Queen's Plate race being pushed back until August
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic will result in the Queen's Plate being pushed back for a second straight year. A source said Monday this year's race will be run Sunday Aug. 22 instead of its tradition...
Jan 11, 2021
Ontario surpasses 5,000 reported COVID-19 deaths as cabinet debates new restrictions
TORONTO - New restrictions to fight skyrocketing rates of COVID-19 were being considered by Ontario's cabinet Monday night, although a curfew was not one of them. The discussion took place as the prov...
Jan 11, 2021
No new COVID-19 cases: Nunavut moves to lift remaining lockdowns in two communities
IQALUIT, Nunavut - After two weeks with no new cases of COVID-19, Nunavut says it will lift lockdowns in the last two communities that were still facing strict public health measures. But Dr. Michael ...
Jan 11, 2021