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Beleaguered Vancouver Canucks looking ahead after season marred by injuries, COVID-19
VANCOUVER - After a season punctuated by a COVID-19 outbreak and a grinding schedule, the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks are looking forward. Captain Bo Horvat believes the adversity his squad weathere...
May 20, 2021
No independent oversight of federal obligation to routinely publish info: officials
OTTAWA - Senior officials acknowledged today there is no independent oversight of the requirement that federal departments proactively publish government records. Justin Trudeau promised in the 2015 e...
May 20, 2021
Canadians urged to prepare as top meteorologist predicts active hurricane season
HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre is predicting another active hurricane season this year, citing the persistence of warmer-than-average ocean temperatures. Meteorologist Bob Robichaud also conf...
May 20, 2021
Federal, provincial funds help Grande Prairie set record $54.5-million infrastructure investment
The City of Grande Prairie is investing a record $54.5-million in budgeted capital projects and community enhancements during the 2021 construction season, thanks in part to some federal and provincia...
May 20, 2021
Israeli media: Cabinet approves cease-fire in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Security Cabinet has approved a unilateral cease-fire to halt an 11-day military operation in the Gaza Strip. The dec...
May 20, 2021
Montreal-area mayor calls on municipal leaders to condemn recent antisemitic acts
MONTREAL - The mayor of a Montreal suburb is calling for other municipal leaders to denounce antisemitism after several recent anti-Jewish incidents in the region. Mitchell Brownstein, mayor of Cte-Sa...
May 20, 2021
Impatience, lack of clarity as clock ticks on AstraZeneca expiry date
TORONTO - Impatience and a lack of clarity persisted Thursday over the fate of thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine set to expire in the coming weeks. Several provinces have stopped gi...
May 20, 2021
Nova Scotia mass shooter obsessed by spectre of pandemic disaster, violence
HALIFAX - The spectre of pandemic-fuelled social chaos and widespread looting appeared to haunt the Nova Scotia mass shooter a month before he carried out his killing rampage of April 18-19, 2020. Twe...
May 20, 2021
Too early to set a date on loosening travel restrictions: Canada's transport minister
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he cannot yet commit to a date - or COVID-19 vaccination rate benchmarks - for when so-called vaccine passports will allow Canada to ease travel restrict...
May 20, 2021
Tuesday sees record daily rainfall in Grande Prairie
Tuesday's dump of rain over Grande Prairie set the May 18 record here in the Swan City, as 30.5 mm of rain fell that day.That total surpassed the 27.5 mm of rain that fell on that day in 1989.In total...
May 20, 2021