Author Archives:
Province reaching out to “independent clinics” to do more publicly-funded surgeries
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Privately-run healthcare facilities could soon play a greater role in increasing the number of surgeries being done in Alberta.The Government of Alberta has posted an expression of in...
Feb 1, 2020
Storm see winless skid extended to four
It was the Carter Savoie show on Friday night at Revolution Place. The 18 year old St Albert native, who is projected to be an early round pick at this summer's NHL draft in Montreal, scored the first...
Feb 1, 2020 Brent Loukus had the lone goal for the Storm on Friday night. Photo courtesy Shane Clausing/EverythingGP
Hippo Fiona makes a mess of her Super Bowl pick
CINCINNATI - Bettors looking for an edge in picking Sunday's Super Bowl winner may (or may not) want to consider the selection thrown up by Fiona, the hippopotamus heartthrob at the Cincinnati Zoo &am...
Feb 1, 2020
Sobeys to eliminate plastic bags, but 'Sobeys bag' lives on in Atlantic Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Sobeys will phase out plastic grocery bags across the country this week, but for many Atlantic Canadians the "Sobeys bag" will live on in their kitchen cupboards. The groc...
Feb 1, 2020
Bill to reform broadcast and telecom rules coming soon: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is hinting that changes to Canada's broadcasting and telecom rules could include making online streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon pay ...
Feb 1, 2020
Trump trial could end soon; Alexander says no to witnesses
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee declared late Thursday night he will oppose calling more witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, all but dashing Democratic e...
Feb 1, 2020
Quebec to expand deposit system to cover all drink containers by 2022
MONTREAL - Quebec will expand its deposit system to include different kinds of alcohol and beverage containers in an effort to recycle more products and reduce the amount of waste going ...
Feb 1, 2020
Debate to enact new continental trade pact kicks off in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who presided over the talks that led to a new North American free trade deal, urged the opposition parties to get on with enshrining the rev...
Feb 1, 2020
Worried Ontario father wants young daughter out of virus zone
An Ontario father says he missed his 15-month-old daughter's first steps because she is stuck in the Chinese city at the centre of a new coronavirus outbreak. Richard Fabic is hoping to get ...
Feb 1, 2020
Poland urged to end 'damaging' impasse at Jewish museum
WARSAW, Poland - Two co-founders of a prominent Jewish history museum in Warsaw urged their third partner - the Polish government - to comply with an agreement to reappoint the museum's former directo...
Feb 1, 2020