Author Archives:
Immunization clinics underway at JBS, Cargill beef plants
CALGARY - COVID-19 vaccination clinics are underway at two of Canada's largest beef packing plants in southern Alberta.Both the Cargill plant, near High River and the JBS Canada facility in Brooks wer...
Apr 29, 2021
Jack Barrie research and collections available at the Esplanade
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The community now has easier access to a large swath of Medicine Hat history compiled by a former museum curator. Last year, the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre was able to catal...
Apr 29, 2021
Montreal suburb's plan to charge for picnic table reservations draws backlash
MONTREAL - A Montreal suburb is stirring up debate over a plan to charge its citizens to reserve picnic tables in city parks. A draft bylaw by Dorval city council proposes charging $10 for residents t...
Apr 29, 2021
Ontario marks death-toll milestone as Atlantic bubble remains closed by outbreaks
Ontario has marked a grim milestone with the province's death toll pushing past 8,000 accelerated by a deadly third wave of the pandemic as Nova Scotia saw a slight decline in new infections.Ontario o...
Apr 29, 2021
Former Forge FC defender David Edgar joins CPL champion's coaching staff
HAMILTON - Former Canadian international David Edgar, who retired as a Forge FC player in December, has joined the Canadian Premier League team's staff as an assistant coach. The 33-year-old centre ba...
Apr 29, 2021
Indigenous tourism group frets for future over funding gap in federal budget
OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of Indigenous-led tourism operators says it doesn't think the recent federal budget will do enough to help the industry avoid collapse. What's more, the Indigen...
Apr 29, 2021
Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025
FRANKFURT - Germany's Daimler Truck AG and Sweden's Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe starting in 2025 and called on European Union policymakers...
Apr 29, 2021
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inducts eight women 'legends' in Class of 2021
Eight women, including five members of Canada's original 1986 women's team, are headed to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.The Class of 2021 inductees are Sue Brand, Annie Caron, Carla Chin Baker, Janet...
Apr 29, 2021
'Great champion of Indigenous peoples,' B.C. judge, politician, Thomas Berger dies
VANCOUVER - Thomas Berger, a British Columbia politician, lawyer, judge and commissioner whose work led Canada to recognize Aboriginal title to land, has died at the age of 88. In confirming the death...
Apr 29, 2021
Driver charged with homicide in Georgia crash that killed 6
SUWANEE, Ga. - The driver of a van that crashed and burst into flames on a Georgia interstate has been arrested and charged with six counts of homicide by vehicle, police said Thursday. Six women insi...
Apr 29, 2021