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Canadian women's hockey team holds Calgary "bubble" camp
CALGARY - The Canadian women's hockey team has opened a 35-player camp in a Calgary "bubble." The 14-day camp is the first physical gathering of national-team players in months because of the COVID-19...
Jan 18, 2021
WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
GENEVA - The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it's "not right" that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinate...
Jan 18, 2021
Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day
PHILADELPHIA - Two days from the inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris pitched in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects as a militarized and jittery W...
Jan 18, 2021
Sen. Josh Hawley has new publisher for 'Big Tech' book
NEW YORK - Sen. Josh Hawley has found a new publisher after his book was dropped by Simon & Schuster in the wake of the siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The conve...
Jan 18, 2021
Public opposition growing: Petitions against Alberta coal mines top 100K signatures
Public opposition to the Alberta government's plan to expand coal mining in the Rocky Mountains is growing with tens of thousands of people signing petitions, writing letters and joining online groups...
Jan 18, 2021
Ottawa OKs return of Boeing Max aircraft to Canadian skies
MONTREAL - Transport Canada says the Boeing 7-37 MAX can return to Canadian airspace beginning Wednesday.The announcement concludes nearly two years of government review after the planes were involved...
Jan 18, 2021
'Real and present danger': Nova Scotia crime figure deemed dangerous offender
HALIFAX - One of the most notorious crime figures in Nova Scotia has been declared a dangerous offender. Jimmy Melvin Jr. was handed an indeterminate sentence today in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, where...
Jan 18, 2021
Rock-ing guest speaker for area archaeological group
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The local archaeological group will have a virtual guest speaker this week.The South Eastern Alberta Archaeological Society will host Jack Brink on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m.He will present ...
Jan 18, 2021
Ontario and Quebec report one-day drop in number of new COVID-19 cases
MONTREAL - Ontario and Quebec each reported a significant drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases today, but an expert warns it's too soon to draw conclusions from the data. Quebec reported 1,634 new...
Jan 18, 2021
Winnipeg Jets star forward Patrik Laine day-to-day with upper-body injury
TORONTO - Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice says star forward Patrik Laine is day-to-day with an upper body injury.Maurice updated Laine's status before Winnipeg's game in Toronto on Monday.Laine had l...
Jan 18, 2021