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15 UCP MLAs voice opposition to new COVID restrictions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A quarter of the United Conservative caucus are speaking out against their own party's public health measures.On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced new COVID-19 restrictions as v...
Apr 7, 2021
Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated in second round of Volvo Car Open
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez is out of the Volvo Car Open after losing 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in the second round on Wednesday.The 18-year-old Fernandez, fr...
Apr 7, 2021
COVID-19 variants of concern higher than reported in British Columbia, experts say
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is severely under-reporting the number of COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern, limiting the public's awareness of the threat, experts say. Sarah Otto, a University...
Apr 7, 2021
Judge orders release of ex-Dallas cop arrested in killings
DALLAS - A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a former Dallas police officer accused of ordering two killings in 2017 after prosecutors said that they don't have enough evidence to move forward...
Apr 7, 2021
N95 masks start rolling off Ontario assembly line with aim to ensure domestic supply
OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments are hailing the first N95 masks to roll off a domestic assembly line as a step toward better pandemic protection for Canada now and into the future. The ma...
Apr 7, 2021
Winnipeg Jets treating captain Blake Wheeler's injury as a concussion
Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler is out indefinitely with a head injury. Jets coach Paul Maurice said the team will treat the injury as if it's a concussion even though Winnipeg does not have an ex...
Apr 7, 2021
Property owners happy, digital users not so much as Manitoba tables budget
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's 2021-22 budget released Wednesday contains some property tax and provincial sales tax breaks, but transfers some of the sales tax to other areas. Here are some of the winners and...
Apr 7, 2021
Pandemic spending, tax reductions: Some highlights of Manitoba's 2021-22 budget
WINNIPEG - Finance Minister Scott Fielding tabled Manitoba's 2021-22 budget Wednesday. Here are some key points from the fiscal plan: - Projected deficit of $1.6 billion, down from $2 billion last yea...
Apr 7, 2021
Rock thrown through Education Minister’s office window
RED DEER, AB - Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says a large rock was thrown through the window of her constituency office in Red Deer yesterday.She posted photos on her Twitter account showing the...
Apr 7, 2021
Former Vice-President Mike Pence memoir set for 2023 release
NEW YORK - Former Vice-President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023. "I am grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of my lif...
Apr 7, 2021