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Toronto mayor urging those aged 70 and older to get vaccinated, many spots unfilled
Toronto's mayor is urging anyone 70 years or older to get vaccinated. John Tory says three new COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics will open Monday, but there are still many appointments unfilled. He sa...
Mar 28, 2021
Apology in the works for descendants of Canada's only all-Black battalion: minister
HALIFAX - Canada's defence minister has paid tribute Sunday to Canada's only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War.Harjit Sajjan has told a virtual event that the 600 members of the No. 2...
Mar 28, 2021
Hythe Regional School moving Junior High online as two more COVID-19 cases identified
Junior High students at Hythe Regional School will be moving to online learning for this upcoming week, as two more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in individuals from the school.These cases are...
Mar 28, 2021
After tough run with Sabres, Staal looking forward to fresh start in Montreal
MONTREAL - Eric Staal says he got goosebumps as he drove toward the Canadian border to start the next chapter of his NHL career. With the foundering Buffalo Sabres safely in his rear-view mirror, Staa...
Mar 28, 2021
Tories demand Trudeau testify on WE deal after Liberals reject hearing from PM staff
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to answer questions before a parliamentary committee on Monday about the Liberal government's now-dead deal with WE Char...
Mar 28, 2021
Wolverines pick up third straight win over Storm
After being near the top of the league since the restart, the Grande Prairie Storm's penalty killers hit a bit of a snag this weekend. After giving up three power-play goals in Drayton Valley on Frida...
Mar 28, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime drops another close match against John Isner in Miami
MIAMI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to American John Isner in a third-round match at the Miami Open on Sunday. Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, also lost to Isner in two tiebre...
Mar 28, 2021
Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win F1 season-opener
SAKHIR, Bahrain - World champion Lewis Hamilton just held off Max Verstappen to win the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and clinch the 96th Formula One win of his career on Sunday. The race was effe...
Mar 28, 2021
Rebels besiege town in northern Mozambique for fifth day
JOHANNESBURG - Rebels fought Sunday to control a strategic town in northern Mozambique for the fifth straight day, as reports came in that dozens of civilians have been killed and bodies were litterin...
Mar 28, 2021
Toronto mayor urging those aged 70 and older to get vaccinated, many spots unfilled
Toronto's mayor is urging anyone 70 years or older to get vaccinated. John Tory says three new COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics will open Monday, but there are still many appointments unfilled. He sa...
Mar 28, 2021