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Federal public safety minister suspends sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has suspended the sale of decommissioned RCMP vehicles, two days after a man in Nova Scotia was arrested for allegedly impersonating an officer while driving...
Jan 22, 2021
Alberta premier wants direct compensation from U.S. if Keystone XL pipeline dead
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is making another demand of Justin Trudeau over the Keystone XL pipeline expansion ahead of the prime minister's call today with new U.S. President Joe Biden.In a lette...
Jan 22, 2021
'Our Friend' is an opportunity for a good cry - if wanted
NEW YORK - If his new movie, " Our Friend, " makes audiences cry, Jason Segel can sympathize. He recalls being on an airplane and watching a movie that made him break down so uncontrollably that it go...
Jan 22, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders add to depth at quarterback with signing of Tom Flacco
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American quarterback Tom Flacco. Flacco joins the Roughriders after two strong seasons at Towson University in Maryland. In his senior year, Flacco wa...
Jan 22, 2021
Provinces doing 'extraordinary' job to avoid wasting doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says vaccine clinics are doing an "extraordinary" job preventing many doses of precious COVID-19 vaccine from going to waste. Canada has received more than 1.1 million doses of ...
Jan 22, 2021
Approved & online, annual folk music festival returns to Medicine Hat next week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Tongue on the Post folk music festival is good to go.The 14 and 3/4 edition will be virtual, following approval from AHS to livestream the performances at the Medalta Kilns.Rob ...
Jan 22, 2021
Canadian rankings to be used to determine final wild-card spots at Scotties and Brier
Curling Canada has decided to use the national ranking system as its selection criteria for the final wild-card berths at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier. The announcement clea...
Jan 22, 2021
New advocacy group launches pre-election ad campaign against O'Toole, Conservatives
OTTAWA - A new third-party advocacy group is launching an ad campaign aimed at ensuring Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole never becomes prime minister.The Protecting Canada Project will start airing to...
Jan 22, 2021
Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86
ATLANTA - Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball's greatest all-around players, die...
Jan 22, 2021
Hank Aaron, baseball's one-time home run king, dies at 86
ATLANTA - Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 8...
Jan 22, 2021