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Alberta NDP calls for more COVID-19 contact tracers as case numbers rise
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says the government needs to sharply ramp up the number of contact tracers if it wants to get a handle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases.NDP Leader Rachel N...
Oct 27, 2020
Top public servant offers to explain redactions to WE Charity documents
OTTAWA - The country's top public servant is offering to testify about controversial redactions to some 5,000 pages of documents the government released on the WE Charity affair. Ian Shugart, clerk of...
Oct 27, 2020
Winnipeg Jets lock up homegrown forward Jansen Harkins for two more seasons
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Jansen Harkins to a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$725,000. The 23-year-old product of North Vancouver, B.C., made his NHL debut ...
Oct 27, 2020
Van Halen's California hometown plans memorial to guitarist
PASADENA, Calif. - Eddie Van Halen's Southern California hometown will memorialize the late guitar legend, but it's still unclear what form the tribute will take. The Pasadena City Council on Monday d...
Oct 27, 2020
T-Mobile offers up yet another TV streaming service
Yet another service provider is jumping into the TV streaming wars. This time it's T-Mobile and its TVision service with live news, entertainment and sports channels, starting at $10 a month. T-Mobile...
Oct 27, 2020
More than 2,000 jobs could be cut by Cenovus after Husky takeover
More layoffs are coming to Alberta's energy sector Over the weekend Cenovus announced it would buy Husky Energy in a deal worth $3.8 billion in shares.Both companies have now confirmed that the merger...
Oct 27, 2020
New York City FC coach measured in praise of TFC's Pozuelo, saying 'He's not Messi'
While many see Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo as one of the leading MLS MVP candidates this season, New York City FC coach Ronny Deila is measured in his approval. "For me it's not about one p...
Oct 27, 2020
Canadians support professor's use of offensive language, in context: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests Canadians are broadly supportive of freedom of speech on university campuses, at all costs. The poll comes as debate continues over a case at the University of Ottawa in...
Oct 27, 2020
'Not RCMP investigating RCMP:' Bill to create civilian police oversight in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is not closing the door on having its own police oversight body and new legislation would allow it to start hiring civilian investigative groups, says the territory's deputy...
Oct 27, 2020
Deaf blind woman's rights breached by how student loan administered: court
TORONTO - An Ontario court has ruled that the provincial and federal governments must operate their student loan program in a way that ensures those with disabilities who take longer to complete their...
Oct 27, 2020