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Arctic animals showing climate adaptation, but it may be causing declines: study
A huge new archive of how animals move across the Arctic from season to season gives the clearest picture yet of how species from eagles to caribou are evolving in the face of climate change and hints...
Nov 05, 2020

Freeland to face grilling over business aid as part of deal to fast-track bill
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will face a grilling tonight in the House of Commons over her government's latest bid to reshape aid to businesses hit hard by COVID-19. Opposition MPs will...
Nov 05, 2020

Versatile Canadian Makonzo playing leadership role with Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
It's been a long road to NCAA football success for Enock Makonzo. The five-foot-11, 195-pound linebacker/defensive back from Lachine, Que., is playing a big role with upstart Coastal Carolina (6-0). T...
Nov 05, 2020

Flu shot demand up and getting more supply won't be easy
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is working with suppliers to order more doses of flu vaccine, but success will depend heavily on whether other countries ordered more than they can use.Publ...
Nov 05, 2020

Federal leaders commemorate lost military members ahead of Remembrance Day
OTTAWA - Federal political leaders say Canadians can still honour the sacrifices of the country's veterans even without traditional Remembrance Day events. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along w...
Nov 05, 2020

Human rights museum in Winnipeg releases framework to address racism
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has laid out how it will move forward after allegations of racism, homophobia and censorship. Museum president and CEO Isha Khan says ...
Nov 05, 2020

Winnipeg Jets bring back journeyman forward Marko Dano on one-year, two-way contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Marko Dano to a one-year, two-way contract worth US$700,000 in the NHL on Thursday. Dano was held off the scoresheet in three games with the Columbus Blue J...
Nov 05, 2020

Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society member speaks at SACPA
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the founders of the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society was the special guest at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs' (SACPA) meeting Thursday morning.At the end ...
Nov 05, 2020

Flu shot demand up and getting more supply won't be easy
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is working with suppliers to order more doses of flu vaccine but success will depend heavily on whether other countries ordered more than they can use.Publi...
Nov 05, 2020

Alpine Canada recalls some national-team athletes from Europe due to pandemic
CALGARY - Alpine Canada is recalling some of its national-team athletes from Europe because of the deteriorating COVID-19 pandemic situation there. The organization did not identify which athletes wer...
Nov 05, 2020