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Singh calls on federal government to provide $12 billion for child care
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on Ottawa to provide the provinces with billions in funding for child care - a demand that could help determine whether the minority Liberal gove...
Aug 14, 2020

McDavid reserves judgement on Oilers' early exit, but says defence an issue
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid still wasn't ready to sift through the ashes of an early exit from the NHL post-season a week later. However, McDavid did agree with general ...
Aug 14, 2020

Police chiefs embrace health-led response to dealing with people in mental crisis
OTTAWA - Police chiefs say they support closer collaboration with crisis workers to help prevent tragedies when their officers confront people dealing with mental-health issues. Peel Regional Police C...
Aug 14, 2020

New Brunswick Liberals reject Tory power-sharing deal, complain of 'gun to head'
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Opposition Liberals have rejected a proposal from Tory Premier Blaine Higgs for an agreement aimed at avoiding an election until 2022. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers&n...
Aug 14, 2020

Toronto Raptors beat Denver Nuggets 117-109 to go 7-1 in seeding round
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Seldom-used Stanley Johnson scored 23 points and the Toronto Raptors wrapped up the NBA's seeding round with a 117-109 victory over the Denver Nu...
Aug 14, 2020

Canada releases Canada's Flight Plan for safe air travel
OTTAWA - The Canadian Government still recommends avoiding non-essential international travel, however, implementing measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission during air travel is still the...
Aug 14, 2020

City paving in three spots next week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Paving operations will begin at three locations in the city next week.A news release from the City of Medicine Hat says the work will start on 20th Street NE between 11th Avenue and...
Aug 14, 2020

Actor Ryan Reynolds releases warning of COVID-19 dangers after Premier's plea
VANCOUVER - Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds has responded to a plea from British Columbia Premier John Horgan for help with messaging to younger residents about partying during a pandemic....
Aug 14, 2020

Raptors coach Nurse a fan of afternoon playoff games in the NBA bubble
While the Toronto Raptors' first-round playoff schedule has plenty of Canadians complaining, the afternoon games have at least one fan in coach Nick Nurse. "Especially in this...
Aug 14, 2020

Trump's younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, has been hospitalized in New York. The president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday,...
Aug 14, 2020