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"She's Got it All" campaign shines light on unique challenges female athletes face
TORONTO - Some 70 girls registered for the Mimico Lacrosse club's Mini Mountaineers this year. It's a free program designed to teach young girls to love being active and an athlete first, and a lacros...
Oct 11, 2020
St. Mary Canal repairs complete, water flows to return to normal in Milk River
MILK RIVER, AB - Residents of Milk River can look forward to water service returning to normal.Back in May, there was a critical failure on a concrete drop structure on the St. Mary Canal. It diverts ...
Oct 11, 2020
Winnipeg Jets sign defenceman Derek Forbort to one-year deal
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed defenceman Derek Forbort on a one-year, US$1,000,000 contract on Sunday. Forbort, 28, played 20 games for the Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings last season and r...
Oct 11, 2020
Canadians urged to keep COVID-era Thanksgiving gatherings small, virtual
As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic washes over the country, Canadians from coast to coast are being asked to limit the size of their Thanksgiving gatherings or keep them entirely virtual. Wit...
Oct 11, 2020
Armenian diaspora in Canada says Ottawa must act to prevent a second genocide
MONTREAL - The ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is physically and emotionally distant to most Canadians, but for Montrealer Talar Chichmanian, the war is the second time since the 1990s...
Oct 11, 2020
COVID-19 cases confirmed at three Lethbridge schools
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division says people at three of their schools have tested positive for COVID-19.Alberta Health Services has confirmed cases at Victoria Park High School, Ecole ...
Oct 11, 2020
Azerbaijan, Armenia report shelling of cities despite truce
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan on Sunday accused Armenia of attacking large cities overnight in violation of the cease-fire deal brokered by Russia that seeks to end the worst outbreak of hostilities i...
Oct 11, 2020
Armenian diaspora in Canada says Ottawa must act to prevent a second genocide
MONTREAL - The ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is physically and emotionally distant to most Canadians, but for Montrealer Talar Chichmanian, the war is the second time since the 1990s...
Oct 11, 2020
B.C.'s virtual COVID-19 election campaign lacks human touch: expert
VICTORIA - At the end of a recent virtual town hall meeting where about a dozen people asked questions about British Columbia's Oct. 24 election, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said he was enjoying c...
Oct 11, 2020
Canadians urged to keep COVID-era Thanksgiving gatherings small, virtual
As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic washes over the country, Canadians from coast to coast are being asked to limit the size of their Thanksgiving gatherings or keep them entirely virtual. Wit...
Oct 11, 2020