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Manitoba defender Kyle Hiebert looks forward to next chapter of soccer career
After a stellar collegiate career at Missouri State, Canadian Kyle Hiebert is looking forward to his next chapter in soccer. With undergraduate and master's degrees in accounting already in his back p...
Jan 06, 2022
Erin O'Toole pushes for unvaccinated Canadians to be accommodated amid Omicron wave
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says those unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should be accommodated through measures like rapid testing, as health experts warn the lightning-fast s...
Jan 06, 2022
WestJet only flying once a day out of Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - People wanting to fly out of Medicine Hat don't have many options, and have no options until next week.Due to ongoing concerns due in part to the spread of the Omicron virus and sub...
Jan 06, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter. Singh announced today that he and his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu welcomed a baby girl into the world...
Jan 06, 2022
Montreal Canadiens extend COVID-19 pause through Saturday
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens are extending their pause on team activities as the club continues to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadiens announced Thursday that both the NHL team and its A...
Jan 06, 2022
Nunavut changes COVID-19 testing to free up health-care resources
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut will no longer offer lab-confirmed testing for communities with COVID-19 to free up health-care resources. Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson says that means ...
Jan 06, 2022
Alberta surpasses one million COVID booster doses
The Alberta government says more than one million residents have received a booster shot to help protect them from the COVID-19 virus.The province adds that there are still two million eligible people...
Jan 06, 2022
Hatter charged in domestic partner's death signals guilty plea
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat man charged with the death of his domestic partner in the fall intends to plead guilty to second-degree murder. Timothy Faulkner is charged in the death of Corinne Sc...
Jan 06, 2022
Canada Soccer cancels January camp, training match over COVID-19 concerns
Citing the pandemic and impact of the Omicron variant, Canada Soccer has cancelled its planned January men's camp and a training match in Florida. The 40th-ranked Canadian men had been scheduled to pl...
Jan 06, 2022
Some federal prisons in Quebec 'very close' to staff shortages: Guard's union
OTTAWA - The union for federal correctional officers says four prisons in Quebec are "very close" to experiencing staff shortages, as more workers test positive for COVID-19. Mario Guilmette, Quebec r...
Jan 06, 2022