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Labour groups, opposition parties press Liberals to fix GIS clawback in fiscal update
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are under increasing pressure to fix an issue in the pandemic safety net that has rolled back or cut off benefits to low-income seniors. About 83,000 seniors lost a key i...
Dec 10, 2021
COVID-19 resurgence forecast for Canada, worse if Omicron replaces Delta: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says a resurgence of COVID-19 is forecast for Canada and it could speed up even more if the Omicron variant replaces Delta. New federal modelling s...
Dec 10, 2021
Two SAIT students receive Pattison Media Prairie Equity Scholarship
Two students at Calgary's Southern Alberta Institute of Technology have been awarded Pattison Media's 2021 Prairie Equity Scholarships.Meghan Cobb is a second-year student at SAIT's Radio, Television,...
Dec 10, 2021
Bail hearing for Peter Nygard scheduled for January
TORONTO - A bail hearing for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is set to take place next month. The Jan. 6 date was set this morning in a brief hearing in a Toronto court. Nygard, who faces sexual a...
Dec 10, 2021
Alberta UCP sets one-day confidence vote in April on Premier Kenney's leadership
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative Party says it will hold a one-day special meeting in April for a confidence vote on the leadership of Premier Jason Kenney.The move comes after a number of UCP...
Dec 10, 2021
Olympic champion Canadian women unchanged at No. 6 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada's women are unchanged at No. 6 in the latest FIFA world soccer rankings. The Canadians had jumped two places from No. 8 in the previous edition of the rankings, released in August after Canada ...
Dec 10, 2021
Ambrosie unveils CFL partnership with Genius Sports at state-of-the-league address
HAMILTON - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie unveiled the CFL's new partnership with Genius Sports in his first state-of-the-league address in two years. Ambrosie told reporters the long-term partnership wo...
Dec 10, 2021
Vancouver, Whistler and First Nations expected to explore 2030 Olympics bid
Vancouver and Whistler city officials will be joined by First Nations representatives at a news conference today to announce the formation of an 'historic sporting partnership' that's expected to expl...
Dec 10, 2021
Final accuser takes stand at Maxwell trial, using real name
NEW YORK (AP) - Another key accuser at the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell began testifying Friday about her allegations that the British socialite tried to coax her - at just 16 - into a sexual ...
Dec 10, 2021
Court won't stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics' suit
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state's ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect. The court acted F...
Dec 10, 2021