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Alouettes look to hand Toronto its first home loss of season in East final
Cody Fajardo and the Montreal Alouettes are on a nice roll and enjoying their best season since 2012, but they will be decided underdogs Saturday afternoon. Montreal visits BMO Field to face the Toron...
Nov 08, 2023
New AHS board to refocus on acute care delivery
EDMONTON, AB - Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange has appointed a new Alberta Health Services board as the agency transitions to a focus on acute care for its renewed purpose in the redesigned provin...
Nov 08, 2023
Defence policy update: Industry demand for clarity has Blair back at drawing board
OTTAWA, Kan. - Defence Minister Bill Blair says he recently instructed his team to rejig the Liberals' long-promised defence policy update, so as to give industry more clarity on long-term spending pl...
Nov 08, 2023
Colorado funeral home owner, wife, arrested on charges linked to the handling of at least 189 bodies
DENVER (AP) - The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday after the decaying remains of at least 189 people were recently found at his facility. Jon and Carrie Hallford w...
Nov 08, 2023
English Montreal school board sues after it's forced to communicate in French only
MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board says it will take the Quebec government to court over strict language rules requiring the board to communicate exclusively in French. The board says it wil...
Nov 08, 2023
Woman part of first cohort of Canadian evacuees describes journey from Gaza to Egypt
A woman who was part of the first group of Canadians evacuated from Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war says she is incredibly relieved to have made it out of the besieged Palestinian enclave with her two ...
Nov 08, 2023
Alberta revamps health care system, creates separate units
EDMONTON, AB - The current version of Alberta Health Services will be scrapped as the province transitions to a single provincial health system model split into four high-level units, the Alberta gove...
Nov 08, 2023
Canada's Einarson dumps South Korea's Ha at Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National
PICTOU, N.S. - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated South Korea's Seungyoun Ha 7-1 on Wednesday morning at the Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National. Einarson and her team from Gimli, Man., needed only f...
Nov 08, 2023
The Under-17 World Cup gives Indonesia a second chance at hosting a global soccer event
Indonesia's unexpected second chance of hosting a global soccer tournament gets underway Friday when the Under-17 World Cup kicks off in Surabaya. The soccer-loving nation of almost 280 million is det...
Nov 08, 2023
Winnipeg woman sues Tim Hortons alleging cream in tea led to hospitalization
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman is suing Tim Hortons alleging a staff mistake that added cream instead of almond milk to her tea led to a severe allergic reaction and stopped her heart for several minutes...
Nov 08, 2023