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Former Maple Leafs captain Rick Vaive tells it like it was — and is — in new book
Rick Vaive is finally ready to tell his story - his whole, unfiltered account. The former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs was never one to hold back, and it makes sense the same approach would appl...
Nov 17, 2020
Flag raised at City Hall in honour of Métis Week
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge recognized the start of Mtis Week with an honourary flag raising at City Hall.Mtis Week is from November 15 to 21, 2020, and remembers the sacrifices of the Mtis who continu...
Nov 17, 2020
Hybrid and virtual Senate committee meetings to start after dispute resolved
OTTAWA - The Senate has resolved a dispute over how its committees should operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing them to get underway this week. An attempt to get the committees started two we...
Nov 17, 2020
Simple messages and coherent policy needed to clear up COVID confusion: experts
Simple, direct messaging from officials is necessary to clear up confusion about shifting public health restrictions amid skyrocketing COVID-19 infections in Canada, experts in health and communicatio...
Nov 17, 2020
Opportunities in food exports, says Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada is touting the food and beverage processing industry as one of the country's biggest opportunities for growth in global trade.In 2019, Canada's total food, beverage and commodity ex...
Nov 17, 2020
'Beacon of hope:' Calgary Stampede unveils 2021 poster symbolizing hope, resilience
CALGARY - Lexi Hilderman hopes the dark, storm clouds in the background of the 2021 Calgary Stampede poster are in the past. The 22-year-old Calgarian's artwork of a young Indigenous dancer with...
Nov 17, 2020
'Beacon of hope:' Calgary Stampede unveils 2021 poster symbolizing hope, resilience
CALGARY - Lexi Hilderman hopes the dark, storm clouds in the background of the 2021 Calgary Stampede poster are in the past. The 22-year-old Calgarian's artwork of a young Indigenous dancer with...
Nov 17, 2020
Third COVID case at Senator Joyce Fairbairn Middle School where outbreak is active
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has notified the Lethbridge School Division of another positive test for COVID-19 at a local school.As of Tuesday, November 17, three cases have been con...
Nov 17, 2020
Head of WHO praises Canada's anti-COVID response; warns vaccine won't be a panacea
TORONTO - Canada deserves praise for its efforts to fight COVID-19 both at home and abroad as well as for its commitment to public health, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. In...
Nov 17, 2020
Nunavut reports 34 new COVID-19 infections, more than doubling total cases
COVID-19 cases in Nunavut have more than doubled with 34 new infections. There are now 60 active cases in the territory. Nunavut's Health Department said Tuesday that an additional 26 cases have...
Nov 17, 2020