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Refugee pact with U.S. does not violate constitutional guarantees, Canada argues
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is telling the Federal Court of Appeal a judge made serious legal mistakes in striking down a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington. In a new filing, Canada's law...
Feb 02, 2021
U of L studies on cannabis strain’s impact on COVID advance to clinical study stage
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two COVID-19 studies out of the University of Lethbridge have been published in a top bio-medical journal.The studies by Drs. Igor and Olga Kovalchuk, who are both U of L biology prof...
Feb 02, 2021
Calgary Stampeders sign Alberta-born long snapper Aaron Crawford
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have signed Canadian long snapper Aaron Crawford. The native of Medicine Hat, Alta., played in 98 games with Hamilton from 2013 to 2019. Crawford has 23 career special...
Feb 02, 2021
Four charged in storage locker break-ins and rural property thefts
LETHBRIDGE, AB. --The LPS have laid charges against four Lethbridge individuals, in relation to 50 offences relating to break-ins to 14 storage lockers at two north Lethbridge facilities. Officers als...
Feb 02, 2021
Canada signs deal with Novavax to make its COVID-19 vaccine at new Montreal facility
OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has signed a tentative agreement for Novavax to produce millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Canada once it's approved for use here.The U...
Feb 02, 2021
Trudeau highlights risk of more infectious COVID-19 variants taking root in Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says "rare exceptions" to new travel restrictions will be made on compassionate grounds, but that more contagious COVID-19 variants now taking hold in Canada mea...
Feb 02, 2021
US calls detentions in Myanmar a coup, promises sanctions
The military detention of civilian leaders in Myanmar was a coup, State Department officials said Tuesday, setting the stage for sanctions and other measures targeting what they said was "the very sma...
Feb 02, 2021
Name Change: Rogers Cup tennis tournament renamed National Bank Open
TORONTO - Tennis Canada has renamed its annual showcase tennis event after announcing a 10-year partnership with a bank. The Rogers Cup, a Masters 1000 stop on the ATP Tour that runs concurrently with...
Feb 02, 2021
Biden moves to provide COVID vaccine to pharmacies
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting...
Feb 02, 2021
Canadian defenders Kwame Awuah, Dominic Samuel return to Forge FC for 2021 season
HAMILTON - Canadian defenders Kwame Awuah and Dominic Samuel will be back with Canadian Premier League champion Forge FC for the 2021 season. The Hamilton-based team picked up contract options on both...
Feb 02, 2021