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Notley says she has tested positive for COVID-19
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has COVID-19.Notley, who is triple-vaccinated, says she tested positive yesterday using a rapid antigen test.She says her symptoms are mild and she will work from home...
Mar 07, 2022

Non-citizens of Ukraine don't qualify for temporary refuge from war in Canada
OTTAWA - Masouma Tajik fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan in August, leaving her life and family behind at only 22 years old, carrying just one backpack. Last week, she left the new life she had built f...
Mar 07, 2022

U of L and faculty enter 'enhanced mediation' as strike surpasses three weeks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Steps are being made to hopefully put an end to the long-standing contract talks between the University of Lethbridge and its educators.On March 1, lawyer-to-lawyer discussions betwee...
Mar 07, 2022

Bail decision for Tamara Lich expected today
UPDATE 1:45 p.m.: Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the protest that shut down downtown Ottawa for three weeks, has been granted bail.------------------A judge is expected to deliver a decisio...
Mar 07, 2022

Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes calling for resignations amid toxic culture
CALGARY - Citing systemic issues within the national sport organization, some of Canada's top bobsled and skeleton athletes are calling for the resignation of the program's top staff members. A letter...
Mar 07, 2022

Salvation Army to close Centre of Hope Shelter, Mustard Seed taking over services
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Salvation Army will close its Centre of Hope Shelter in Medicine Hat at the end of the month so it can shift its focus and attention to other priorities within the community."Th...
Mar 07, 2022

Muslim groups ask feds ti intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugees in Vancouver
OTTAWA - Dozens of Muslim Canadian organizations are urging the prime minister, public safety minister, and president of the Canada Border Services Agency to intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugee cl...
Mar 07, 2022

Another Canadian-record performance by distance star Moh Ahmed
COSTA MESA, Calif. - Moh Ahmed has rewritten his own Canadian record in the 10,000 metres once again. The 31-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., ran 26 minutes 34.14 seconds to finish second at the So...
Mar 07, 2022

Ottawa interim police chief vows 'systemic change' in wake of convoy protest
Ottawa's interim police chief Steve Bell has promised to rebuild the community's trust in the municipal force after a protest that filled the capital's streets with honking, diesel fumes and roadblock...
Mar 07, 2022

Canadian Grammy winner Alessia Cara to headline Heritage Classic entertainment
TORONTO - Grammy award-winning Canadian artist Alessia Cara will headline the entertainment for Sunday's NHL Heritage Classic outdoor game at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field. Cara, from Brampton, Ont., w...
Mar 07, 2022