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Cartoonist elated 'Kamala in Canada' included in Canadian Biden inauguration event
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg cartoonist says he is honoured to play a small role in a historic moment after his comic book about U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris was included in a Canadian celebration of Jo...
Jan 21, 2021
Health experts blame rapid expansion for vaccine shortages
Public health experts Thursday blamed vaccine shortages around the U.S. in part on the Trump administration's push to get states to vastly expand their vaccination drives to reach the nation's estimat...
Jan 21, 2021
Leafs look to regroup ahead of rematch with Oilers; Auston Matthews misses practice
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are looking for balance. And they're hoping their best player will be part of the solution. In the wake of Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Edmonton where Toronto severely limited Oil...
Jan 21, 2021
Native Americans question use of folk song at inaugural
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - On the first day of Joe Biden's presidency, Native Americans had reason to celebrate. Biden cancelled construction of the border wall that threatened to physically separate Indigeno...
Jan 21, 2021
Blue Jays sign pitcher Tyler Chatwood to one-year, $3-million deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood to a one-year, US$3-million contract. The move, which had been reported earlier this week, adds another arm to the Blue ...
Jan 21, 2021
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette resigning after controversial tenure
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning, a source with direct knowledge of her decision but not authorized to discuss it publicly confirms to The Canadian Press.The news comes as the results of ...
Jan 21, 2021
Delays to Canada's deliveries of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses keep getting worse
OTTAWA - The delivery slowdown of COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech is going to be far worse than the companies first warned Canada last week. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, overseeing the vaccine r...
Jan 21, 2021
PCFAC players commit to Red Deer College for 2021-22 hockey season
Wembley's Arilyn Toews and Valleyview native Jailyn Bablitz have committed to play hockey at Red Deer College for the 2021-22 ACAC season.Both Toews and Bablitz play hockey for the AA Peace Country Fe...
Jan 21, 2021
US government approves routes for Wyoming CO2 pipelines
CASPER, Wyo. - The U.S. government has approved routes for a system of pipelines that would move carbon dioxide across Wyoming in what could be by far the largest such network in North America, if it ...
Jan 21, 2021
Congress poised for quick action on Biden's Pentagon nominee
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden's secretary of defence, brushing aside concerns that his ret...
Jan 21, 2021