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Quebec offers bonuses up to $18,000 to keep nurses in struggling health system
Quebec is offering up to $18,000 in bonuses for full-time nurses to prevent more of them from quitting the province's struggling health-care system. Premier Franois Legault told reporters today he is ...
Sep 23, 2021

Montreal Canadiens goalie Price out with knee injury, expected to miss training camp
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say star goaltender Carey Price is among five players who failed their physicals due to injury and will likely miss the remainder of training camp. The Canadians said...
Sep 23, 2021

Veteran kicker Bede has no axe to grind in first meeting against Montreal Alouettes
Boris Bede has no axe to grind with the Montreal Alouettes. Bede spent five seasons in Montreal (2015-19) before being traded to Toronto in February 2020 for fellow kicker Tyler Crapigna. Bede faces h...
Sep 23, 2021

Your ballot box choices in Redcliff and Cypress County
REDCLIFF, AB - With nominations closed and the lists official, residents in Redcliff and Cypress County now know who they can vote for in the Oct. 18 municipal election There are four people running f...
Sep 23, 2021

Bull that escaped Long Island farm captured after 2 months
MORICHES, N.Y. (AP) - A bull that escaped from a farm on Long Island and eluded searchers for two months has been captured, authorities said Thursday. The 1,500-pound (680-kilogram) bull, nicknamed Ba...
Sep 23, 2021

Its relevance at stake, UN reaches toward a new generation
At the United Nations this week, the pandemic-era rules of engagement for General Assembly week are strict. Entourage sizes are tightly regulated, and there are no exceptions for kings, presidents or ...
Sep 23, 2021

Twitter takes down Maxime Bernier tweet that called reporters 'idiots'
OTTAWA - Twitter has taken down a post by People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier after he insulted individual reporters on social media and shared their contact information. In a tweet Wednesd...
Sep 23, 2021

New ICU beds already full, says Medicine Hat nurse
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta Health Services confirmed yesterday that four ICU beds have been added at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital as COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions reach record highs.T...
Sep 23, 2021

Veteran QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson gets start for Toronto against Montreal Alouettes
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts will be minus quarterback Nick Arbuckle and Canadian linebackers Henoc Muamba and Cameron Judge for their game Friday night against the Montreal Alouettes. Toronto's de...
Sep 23, 2021

Canada's men open against Germany, women face Swiss to start Olympic hockey
ST PETERSBURG, Russia - Canada's men open against Germany and the women's first opponent is Switzerland in Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced schedules T...
Sep 23, 2021