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Positive trend in employment continued in October
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat - Lethbridge region continues to have the lowest regional unemployment rate in Alberta.Statistics Canada says the regional rate was 5.3 per cent in October; it had ...
Nov 05, 2021
Assembly of First Nations says raise Canada flag alongside 'every child matters' flag
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says it has found a solution that would allow the Canadian flag to be raised before Remembrance Day while continuing to grieve Indigenous children who died at re...
Nov 05, 2021
Senators name Brady Tkachuk as 10th captain in franchise history
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have named forward Brady Tkachuk as team captain. The Senators made the announcement Friday. Tkachuk is the 10th captain in franchise history. The 22-year-old Tkachuk is i...
Nov 05, 2021
Canadian pro angler Gustafson featured in new 'Bassmaster Fishing 2022' video game
No Canadian has ever won the Bassmasters Classic but Jeff Gustafson now faces a lot more competition in the race to be the first. On Wednesday, Dovetail Games released the virtual fishing simulator "B...
Nov 05, 2021
Witness: Kenosha shooting victim was acting 'belligerently'
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was acting "belligerently" that night but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone, a witness ...
Nov 05, 2021
Two months in: Alexandra Middle School Sports Institute wildly popular and well-received
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A year ago, the space where student-athletes are now working out, was a storage room.Now, it's part of a much bigger program that develops students into better athletes and people, ...
Nov 05, 2021
Nunavut starts offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to those 12 and older
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has started offering COVID-19 vaccine boosters to residents who are ages 12 and older. People who want the third shot must have received their second dose of vaccine at leas...
Nov 05, 2021
PCR test requirements at the border need to be re-examined: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says border measures that require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada should be re-examined. Currently, anyone crossing ...
Nov 05, 2021
CP NewsAlert: COVID-19 cases declining across Canada, but not as quickly as before
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country is bending the curve on the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress has recently slowed. Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public healt...
Nov 05, 2021
Toronto Six women's hockey team reboots expansion season in PHF
The Toronto Six embark on expansion year 2.0 on Saturday when they're in Buffalo to face the Beauts. The Six's second season in the Premier Hockey Federation, previously the NWHL, will feature the fan...
Nov 05, 2021