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Canada's Sports Hall of Fame induction class signals social change in sport
CALGARY - NHL players inducted for social change instead of on-ice exploits, and the first Special Olympian entering Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, reflect an admiration of more than medals and trophie...
Sep 21, 2021
Quebec coroner questions why more wasn't done for neglected Herron residents
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner overseeing an inquiry into long-term care deaths is questioning why more wasn't done to help residents at a Montreal-area home where dozens died. Coroner Ghane Kamel has ...
Sep 21, 2021
Masks mandatory across Nunavut; new COVID-19 cases confirmed in two communities
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 two days after the territory reinstated its mask mandate. There is one new case in Kinngait on Baffin Island and one in Kugluktuk in t...
Sep 21, 2021
Province asks feds for help transferring ICU patients out of Alberta
Alberta has reached out to the federal government for help to relieve pressure on the province's health-care system.Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver has written a letter to Bill Blair, th...
Sep 21, 2021
Statement from Premier Kenney on federal election
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement Tuesday, regarding the results of the 2021 federal election:"I congratulate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the re-election of his minority...
Sep 21, 2021
Anxiety and insomnia drove Canadiens star Jonathan Drouin to take break from hockey
Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has opened up on the reasons why he took a break from hockey last spring during his club's push for the playoffs. In interviews aired Monday night on RDS and...
Sep 21, 2021
City closing loop on flood protection program
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Work on the final section of the city's overland flood protection strategy is nearing completion.Crews are expected to finish work on the last leg of the project, on Industrial Aven...
Sep 21, 2021
Brooks not implementing Restrictions Exemption Program at two facilities
BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks has reversed course and will not Restrictions Exemption Program (REP) at the Centennial Regional Arena and the JBS Canada Centre.The city originally said it would imple...
Sep 21, 2021
Postelection, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON - Experts are wondering if it's time for Canada to take a fresh approach to its relationship with the United States. Journalist and author Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Fo...
Sep 21, 2021
Cabinet shuffle today before COVID-19 update
Premier Jason Kenney will make changes to his cabinet this afternoon.A cabinet ceremony has been scheduled for 3:30 p.m., after which he will join chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw at ...
Sep 21, 2021