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Manitoba premier asks federal government for health workers in COVID-19 battle
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is asking the federal government for dozens of health-care workers to help fight rising COVID-19 numbers. Manitoba needs up to 50 critical care nurses, 20 respiratory therapists an...
May 21, 2021
More than 500 WestJet employees unionize in Calgary, Vancouver
CALGARY, AB - More than 500 WestJet employees in Vancouver and Calgary announced Friday morning that they have unionized.The airport agents, which include baggage handlers, at Calgary and Vancouver's ...
May 21, 2021
Canadian women to face Czech Republic, Brazil in soccer friendlies ahead of Olympics
Canada will play the Czech Republic and Brazil in soccer friendlies next month as part of its preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. The Canadian women, ranked eighth in the world, will face the 27th-ran...
May 21, 2021
Judge's knuckles rapped over U of T appointment interference; can stay on bench
TORONTO - A Federal Court judge accused of bias against Palestinians over his views on a proposed appointment at the University of Toronto made serious mistakes, but can stay on the job, a judicial re...
May 21, 2021
City work will cause detours starting next week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Work on the final phase of the Kipling and Spencer Street Corridor Rehabilitation Project will begin after the long weekend. On May 25, access to Kipling Street SE and Hutchinson Av...
May 21, 2021
California to drop social distancing requirements in June
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's top health official said Friday that the state no longer will require social distancing and will allow full capacity for businesses when the state reopens on Jun...
May 21, 2021
Public health agency told about 'issue' facing Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin in late March
OTTAWA - The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada says he was told there was a potential "issue" facing the general leading Canada's vaccine distribution about eight weeks before he stepped...
May 21, 2021
Researcher behind ‘anti-Alberta’ inquiry says she has not backed off allegation
EDMONTON, May 21 The Canadian Press - Critics of a researcher whose work helped prompt Alberta's inquiry into anti-oilsands campaigns say she appears to have backed away from one of her main allegatio...
May 21, 2021
Canucks sign head coach Travis Green to multi-year contract extension
The Vancouver Canucks have signed head coach Travis Green to a multi-year contract extension. The Canucks are giving Green a vote of confidence after a tough season on the ice that saw the NHL club si...
May 21, 2021
Corey Conners drops out of lead after rough start to second round at PGA Championship
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Canada's Corey Conners has relinquished the lead at the PGA Championship. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., shot a 3-over 75 in Friday's second round after entering the day with a tw...
May 21, 2021