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QuickQuotes: Comments on Quebec coroner's report into the death of Joyce Echaquan
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner on Tuesday discussed her report into the death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Indigenous mother of seven who filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an orderly wer...
Oct 05, 2021
WATCH: Province to provide an update on COVID-19
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Jason Copping, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and AHS president and CEO Dr. Verna Yi...
Oct 05, 2021
A look at the 2021 Toronto Blue Jays, an improved team that just missed playoffs
TORONTO - A mediocre start was followed by a strong second half as the Toronto Blue Jays made strides in an unusual regular season capped by a memorable final day that left the team achingly close to ...
Oct 05, 2021
Rookie Redblacks quarterback Evans won't have element of surprise versus Argonauts
Caleb Evans won't have the element of surprise Wednesday night when the Ottawa Redblacks visit the Toronto Argonauts. The 23-year-old rookie quarterback was 15-of-22 passing for 191 yards and three to...
Oct 05, 2021
City to work with the public to ensure masks are worn at Tigers games
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Fans embraced cheering on the Medicine Hat Tigers in person on Saturday for the first time in 19 months. But the city wants to remind the public that masking is still required indoo...
Oct 05, 2021
Draft policy says even telecommuting public servants must be vaccinated: union exec
OTTAWA - The government's draft policy to mandate vaccines for federal workers could close the door to allowing unvaccinated employees to work from home, according to one union executive. Stphane Aubr...
Oct 05, 2021
Local business the victim of social media key prank
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The phone at The Boarding House has been ringing off the hook for more than a week but it's not a happy time for the store's owner, management and staff."The phone calls are pretty ...
Oct 05, 2021
'We just gave'r': Inside the Totten Mine rescue from a kilometre below the earth
Danny Taillefer and Jason Leger were in the middle of a first aid refresher course when the phone rang. Shawn Rideout, the chief rescue officer with Ontario Mine Rescue, was on the other end. There we...
Oct 05, 2021
Canada shrugs at China's application to join Pacific Rim trade agreement
OTTAWA - Canada is giving China the cold shoulder over its interest in joining an 11-country Pacific Rim trading bloc that is viewed as an important gateway to diversifying Canadian trade with other A...
Oct 05, 2021
Convicted sheriff gives thumbs-up review of jail he ran
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A longtime Alabama sheriff removed from office after being convicted of theft and ethics violations is giving five-star reviews to the jail where he spent more than two weeks i...
Oct 05, 2021