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Technical issue delays AHS ability to release negative COVID test results
Alberta Health Services has confirmed that approximately 5,000 Albertans did not receive automated text messages or phone calls to confirm negative COVID-19 test results between September 10 and 29.A ...
Oct 01, 2020
Raptors: Scotiabank Arena won't host U.S. voter registration due to COVID-19
TORONTO - Scotiabank Arena won't be used for voter registration for the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election due to concerns around COVID-19.The Toronto Raptors had planned to open their home arena so Am...
Oct 01, 2020
Suburban NY diocese files for bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits
A Roman Catholic diocese in New York City's suburbs Thursday became the largest in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy, seeking to protect itself from a torrent of lawsuits filed after the state suspended ...
Oct 01, 2020
Trudeau announces $10-billion for "major infrastructure initiatives"
OTTAWA, ONT - The federal government is opening up its pocketbooks to build a wide array of infrastructure projects across the country.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says this will help to put Canadian...
Oct 01, 2020
Former Wales rugby coach Rob Howley grateful for second chance, thanks to Canada
Rob Howley is in lockdown at home in Wales these days, thanks to recent heightened COVID-19 restrictions. But the former Wales star scrum half and coach sees a brighter future. And for the first time ...
Oct 01, 2020
Kenin takes a while to win, Djokovic breezes into 3rd round
PARIS - Once Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin got going, she kept going - right into the third round of the French Open. The fourth-seeded American started slowly Thursday under a closed roof on C...
Oct 01, 2020
Ottawa to host fanless Skate Canada International Grand Prix, Oct. 30-Nov. 1
OTTAWA - Nam Nguyen and ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the field for Skate Canada International that will be held with no fans due to COVID-19. The Grand Prix event will ...
Oct 01, 2020
Judge says government's suit over Bolton book can proceed
WASHINGTON - A judge ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration can move forward with its lawsuit against former national security adviser John Bolton over that his tell-all book, which officials...
Oct 01, 2020
RCMP officers describe chaotic scene, concern for safety after Fredericton shootings
FREDERICTON - Members of an RCMP team who responded to a mass killing in Fredericton two years ago have described a chaotic scene where they thought their lives could be in danger.Three officers testi...
Oct 01, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. As Quebec's largest cities begin the first day of new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, the provi...
Oct 01, 2020