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Alberta NDP urges tougher COVID-19 measures as variant cases grow
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on the United Conservative government to bring back stricter public health measures to stem the spread of COVID-19.Leader Rachel Notley told reporters th...
Apr 05, 2021
Myanmar junta charges celebrities with promoting protests
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support nationwide protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warnin...
Apr 05, 2021
Oxygen cutoff that killed one at Quebec COVID ICU last summer blamed on human error
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. The news about the incident that occ...
Apr 05, 2021
Andreescu to miss Canada's Billie Jean Cup tie, says foot injury is not serious
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says the foot injury she sustained in the final of the Miami Open is not serious, but it will keep her out of Canada's upcoming tie at the Billie Jean Cup. The 20...
Apr 05, 2021
Canadian striker Jonathan David sidelined for several weeks with ankle injury
LILLE, France - Canadian international striker Jonathan David will be out for several weeks after rupturing the lateral ligament in his right ankle playing for Lille. The 21-year-old from Ottawa went ...
Apr 05, 2021
Barnes backs away from End the Lockdown group
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes says he has ended his association with the End the Lockdown caucus after what he calls disturbing remarks made by the group's founder.On social ...
Apr 05, 2021
Humboldt plans $25M tribute centre to mark deadly Broncos bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan city says it has a plan to permanently commemorate the deadly Broncos bus crash. The announcement by the City of Humboldt comes on the eve of the third anniversary of ...
Apr 05, 2021
Saskatchewan city plans $25M tribute centre to mark deadly Broncos bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan city says it has a plan to permanently commemorate the deadly Broncos bus crash. The announcement by the City of Humboldt comes on the eve of the third anniversary of ...
Apr 05, 2021
Geffen Hall rebuild speeded due to virus, reopen in fall '22
NEW YORK - The New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts are accelerating the reconstruction of Geffen Hall because of the lull granted by the novel coronavirus pandemic and now...
Apr 05, 2021
Young striker Jordan Perruzza enjoying rubbing shoulders with Toronto FC first team
Elevated to Toronto FC's first team, young striker Jordan Perruzza is still a little star-struck. Especially when it comes to captain Michael Bradley. The admiration is sparked by more than Bradley's ...
Apr 05, 2021