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Lifecycle of an election sign: from busy print shop to recycling plant
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Dozens of candidates are running in the municipal election, and it's keeping one local print shop very busy. John Boylan, owner of Boylan Imaging, estimates his company has printed ...
Sep 22, 2021
N.W.T. top doctor says health system is stretched, adds new orders
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories is introducing stricter public health measures and extending current orders as the territory continues to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. Starting Saturday, ...
Sep 22, 2021
Alberta's premier faces down restive United Conservative caucus over COVID-19 crisis
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has faced down a restive and divided United Conservative Party caucus, focusing on COVID-19 while managing to avoid a straw vote on his leadership.Kenney has bee...
Sep 22, 2021
Owner of Quebec care home where 47 died during pandemic testifies at coroner inquest
MONTREAL - The owner of a Montreal long-term care home where 47 residents died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic told a coroner's inquiry Wednesday she was relieved when government offici...
Sep 22, 2021
Long curling qualifying road to Beijing Olympics makes stop in Ottawa
Jill Brothers had been hoping there might be an outside chance her team could somehow find its way into the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials field next month in her hometown of Liverpool, N.S. A five-...
Sep 22, 2021
Environment groups say all parties now firmly behind strong action on climate change
OTTAWA - Two years ago environment groups applauded the federal election results as a win after almost two in every three voters picked a party with a clear commitment to combating climate change. Mon...
Sep 22, 2021
Painting dog Rogan makes treat time an artistic joy
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Since he started painting in early 2020, Rogan's fame has grown exponentially.What's the big deal about Rogan? For starters, he's a dog."It's incredible to see him all over the plac...
Sep 22, 2021
Canada paused COVID-19 vaccine deliveries as supply far exceeds demand
OTTAWA - Further deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to Canada are on pause because provinces already have more doses than they can currently use. Canada was to get 95 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer...
Sep 22, 2021
Negotiations for unsigned Canucks stars Pettersson, Hughes 'complex': GM
VANCOUVER - There'll be some glaring absences as the Vancouver Canucks return to the ice this week. Though general manager Jim Benning bolstered his roster with a flurry of moves over the off-season, ...
Sep 22, 2021
Hawks to hummingbirds: Study finds roads quieted by COVID-19 fill with birdsong
New research shows that roads and runways quieted by COVID-19 are filling with birdsong instead. University of Manitoba scientists led a study drawing on millions of sightings by amateur birders acros...
Sep 22, 2021