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CFL continuing talks with federal government about return to field in '21
The CFL has continued talks with the federal government about securing financial assistance in an effort to return to the field this season. A source confirmed talks are ongoing. The source was grante...
Apr 12, 2021

Liberal motion sees shutdown of committee investigation into military misconduct
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is set to conclude its study into allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian military after a Liberal motion to do so passed. The standing committee on nationa...
Apr 12, 2021

Lethbridge School Division will not participate in draft K-6 curriculum in 2021/ 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Lethbridge School Division announced Monday (Apr 12) morning that they will not take part in the pilot project of the new proposed K-6 curriculum. Trustees and administration ha...
Apr 12, 2021

Intelligence committee warns China, Russia targeting Canadian COVID-19 research
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in espionage attacks against Canada, according to a new report from Parliament's special intelligence committee, which repeatedly singles out concerns ...
Apr 12, 2021

Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson now part of England coaching setup
After representing Canada 181 times as a player and then serving as a Canada Soccer staff coach, Rhian Wilkinson will get a different view of the Canadian women when they play England on Tuesday in St...
Apr 12, 2021

Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt join Oscars starry presenting cast
The Oscars are aiming to be more like a movie than a television show and enlisting A-list stars like Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon to help hand out statuettes. They'll be...
Apr 12, 2021

George Floyd's brother sheds tears on the stand
MINNEAPOLIS - George Floyd's younger brother took the witness stand Monday and lovingly recalled how George used to make the best banana mayonnaise sandwiches, how George drilled him in catching a foo...
Apr 12, 2021

Canadian women's hockey team to open selection camp in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The Canadian women's hockey team starts a 47-player selection camp Wednesday in Halifax ahead of the women's world championship in Nova Scotia next month. The 10-country tournament May 6-16 ...
Apr 12, 2021

Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry for a three-day supply as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize the possession of ...
Apr 12, 2021

Alberta on pace to administer more than 300,000 doses of COVID vaccine per week
EDMONTON, AB - "We are in a race between the vaccine and the variants [and] right now, the variants are winning that race."That's from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who provided an update on the provi...
Apr 12, 2021