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Canucks players 'mostly on the other side' of COVID outbreak: GM
Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says the players who've tested positive for COVID-19 are recovering and the team still intends to play a full season. An outbreak ripped through the team ...
Apr 09, 2021
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald gets new opponent for PFL debut
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald has a new opponent for his Professional Fighters League debut April 29. The PFL confirmed Friday that Curtis (Curtious) Millender (18-6-0) is replacing ...
Apr 09, 2021
52% of Albertans are $200 away from financial insolvency
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new study from MNP confirms that many Albertans are on the brink of financial collapse.For the MNP Consumer Debt Index (CDI), Ipsos polled 2,001 Canadian adults between March 4-9, 2...
Apr 09, 2021
Former central banker Carney makes political debut at Liberal convention
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying whether he's trying to recruit former central banker Mark Carney to run for the Liberals. Trudeau dodged questions Friday about Carney's possible po...
Apr 09, 2021
Lethbridge MLAs speak out on this week’s new COVID restrictions, Kenney’s leadership
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nathan Neudorf and Shannon Phillips have responded to how Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been handling COVID-19, as well as the restrictions announced this week.Following the announ...
Apr 09, 2021
Explosive eruption rocks volcano on Caribbean's St. Vincent
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government. Emer...
Apr 09, 2021
Former Quebec judge convicted of killing wife to be freed ahead of new murder trial
QUEBEC - A former Quebec judge found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife has been ordered released from prison while he awaits a new murder trial. Superior Court Justice Francois Huot accepted...
Apr 09, 2021
Ottawa appeals court ruling that limits First Nations' ability to postpone elections
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says his department will appeal a Federal Court ruling that limits First Nations' ability to postpone the election of chiefs and councils during the C...
Apr 09, 2021
Number of COVID-19 patients being treated in ICUs up 23 per cent over last week: Tam
Canada's chief public health officer says the number of patients being hospitalized for COVID-19 is on the rise as more contagious variants of the virus spread in many parts of the country. Dr. Theres...
Apr 09, 2021
Philip, in role with no job description, was queen’s bedrock
LONDON - When Prince Philip married the heir to the British throne, he knew he was stepping into virtually uncharted territory. There was no official role for the husband of a sovereign queen, no cons...
Apr 09, 2021