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WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on COVID-19.
Mar 18, 2021

Kenney says data looking good on further easing COVID-19 public health restrictions
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the COVID-19 data looks promising as his cabinet prepares to meet Monday to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions.Kenney says the key m...
Mar 18, 2021

Kerri Einarson, Brad Gushue win opener at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
CALGARY - Canadian women's champion skip Kerri Einarson is off to a winning start at the Home Hardware national mixed doubles curling championship. The Gimli, Man., curler and partner Brad Gushue of S...
Mar 18, 2021

CP NewsAlert: B.C. front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine in weeks
VICTORIA - More than 300,000 front-line workers in British Columbia will now be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks. The government says grocery workers, police, firefighters, teach...
Mar 18, 2021

Alberta planning to expand number of pharmacies administering COVID vaccine
EDMONTON, AB - Over the years, pharmacies have played a key role in administering flu shots to Albertans.They're now doing the same to help combat COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney announced in Edmonton ...
Mar 18, 2021

Conservatives kick off their virtual policy convention online
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have kicked off a historic policy convention - not with balloons or rousing cheers, but with instructions on how to click the right links.The COVID-19 pandemic has f...
Mar 18, 2021

Father of Humboldt crash victim worried by speed limit proposal, delay in organ donor bill
LETHBRIDGE, AB- A father whose son's organs helped others after he died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's disturbed a private member's bill to increase speed limits on major Alberta highways...
Mar 18, 2021

Meng's judge questions thoroughness of alleged 'covert criminal investigation'
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge is questioning why border officers didn't question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou more rigorously if their exam was actually a covert criminal investigation, as h...
Mar 18, 2021

Henoc Muamba says family, not money, was biggest factor in his signing with Argonauts
Henoc Muamba says family, not money, was the determining factor in his decision to become a Toronto Argonaut. The veteran linebacker signed a one-year deal with Toronto on Tuesday after becoming a CFL...
Mar 18, 2021

3 women sue Texans QB Deshaun Watson for alleged sex assault
DALLAS - Three masseuses have sued Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson for alleged sexual assault, accusing the star player of a "disturbing pattern" of behaviour toward women. In lawsuits filed...
Mar 18, 2021