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'It wasn't called COVID at the time:' One year since Canada's first COVID-19 case
TORONTO - The patient, when he came into the hospital ER with what seemed to be mild pneumonia, wasn't that sick and might otherwise have been sent home. Except the man had just returned from China, w...
Jan 24, 2021
Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's previously recalled rapid COVID-19 test
TORONTO - The federal government has approved an Ottawa company's made-in-Canada rapid COVID-19 test, Health Canada confirmed Saturday as the nation's top doctor warned the virus's impact on the healt...
Jan 24, 2021
Elderly fan's streak of Packers playoff games will go on
GREEN BAY, Wis. - An 85-year-old Green Bay Packers fan who has never missed a playoff game at Lambeau Field thought her streak was coming to an end this week until two charitable brothers heard her st...
Jan 24, 2021
Growing the North Conference is going virtual for 2021
The 12th edition of the annual Growing the North Conference will look a little different this year, as the organizers have decided to hold it virtually.The Conference will run from February 16-18, and...
Jan 24, 2021
Heat planning to bring back some fans, with help from dogs
MIAMI - The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from some dogs. The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games. They'...
Jan 24, 2021
Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dies
TORONTO - George Armstrong, who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups in the '60s and wore the blue and white his entire career, has died. He was 90. The Maple Leafs confirmed the dea...
Jan 24, 2021
Sexsmith's Public Works department builds Zamboni using tractor
The Public Works department in the Town of Sexsmith has come up with an innovative way to flood their skating rinks this winter, by building a Zamboni tractor.Just recently, Public Works crew members ...
Jan 24, 2021
'It wasn't called COVID at the time:' One year since Canada's first COVID-19 case
TORONTO - The patient, when he came into the hospital ER with what seemed to be mild pneumonia, wasn't that sick and might otherwise have been sent home. Except the man had just returned from China, w...
Jan 24, 2021
Taxpayers' watchdog sees complaints spike, raising worries about pandemic tax season
OTTAWA - Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson says his office has seen a steep spike in complaints compared to one year ago, delivering an early warning about how complicated returns should be handled thi...
Jan 24, 2021
'Deeply disturbing:' Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, it's not unusual for the internet to cut out, slow down or stop working altogether. Unlike most jurisdictions in Canada, there is no option for unlimited internet. Inste...
Jan 24, 2021