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Working from home might be here to stay
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Accounting technician Trish Rooney has been working out of her home for most of the pandemic.She says it has been quite the adjustment."Within our office you can easily go to someon...
May 14, 2021
Surgeries delayed at Chinook Regional Hosptial as COVID-19 hospitalizations increase
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Alberta Health Services is cancelling non-emergency surgeries at Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH) as staff are being pulled to the COVID-19 ICU unit. Nurses and respiratory therapists a...
May 14, 2021
Sens owner not commenting on lawsuits stemming from Caribbean vacation
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is not commenting on separate lawsuits filed about a Caribbean cruise he took over Christmas. The suits filed in Florida court last month by his travelling companio...
May 14, 2021
Oklahoma governor booted from Tulsa Race Massacre commission
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The commission formed to observe the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre announced Friday that it has booted Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt from his seat on the panel. A statem...
May 14, 2021
Police chief to give update on case of Saskatchewan man allegedly killed by Mountie
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The police chief of Prince Albert, Sask., is expected to provide an update this afternoon on the case of a Mountie accused of killing a 26-year-old man. Cpl. Bernie Herman, who ...
May 14, 2021
Waiting Game: Ontario pickleball players soured by stay-at-home order extension
A foot of snow and minus-10 degree temperatures didn't faze 76-year-old John Cormier and his pals from hitting the outdoor pickleball courts earlier this year. Craving some social interaction along wi...
May 14, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps need 'lethal' offence against Sporting Kansas City: Alexandre
VANCOUVER - Caio Alexandre says he and his Vancouver Whitecaps teammates need to be deadly in front of the net if they want to accomplish their goals this season. The 'Caps (2-2-1) are coming off a di...
May 14, 2021
Trudeau's apology to Italian-Canadians for Second World War internment coming May 27
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons on May 27 for the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. In a virtual meeting...
May 14, 2021
South African-born scrum half making an impression with the Toronto Arrows
Ross Braude took a leap of faith when he boarded a plane from his native South Africa to take part in a Rugby Canada high-performance camp last November on Vancouver Island. "Definitely a lot of nerve...
May 14, 2021
Restrictions will lift once 75% of Canadians get 1 shot and 20% are fully immunized, feds say
Federal health officials are laying out their vision of what life could look like after most Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19.Canada's chief public health officer says the country may have "p...
May 14, 2021