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Military gets new commander in virtual, low-key ceremony due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Admiral Art McDonald is taking over as commander of Canada's military in a low-key ceremony devoid of the normal pomp and circumstance due to COVID-19. As the new chief of the defence staff M...
Jan 14, 2021
Hospitality industry wants dine-in to return, more details from government
Alberta's hospitality industry is urging the province to allow in-person dining again, saying if restaurants and bars are kept on the current path there will be short-term and long-term repercussions....
Jan 14, 2021
Montreal MLS team to be known as Club de Foot Montreal
MONTREAL - The owner of Montreal's Major League Soccer Club knows change won't be easy for fans. After 28 years as the Montreal Impact, the team announced Thursday that it is rebranding as Club de Foo...
Jan 14, 2021
Coast guard's marine watch desk reports sightings in real time to protect B.C. orcas
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard will report whale sightings in real time from a new marine mammal desk established to protect endangered southern resident killer whales and other cetaceans in Brit...
Jan 14, 2021
Many Alberta communities set all-time records for wind speed Wednesday
Many Albertans were left holding their hats Wednesday.A strong Alberta Clipper low pressure system raced across the province, bringing with it damaging wind gusts to much of the southern and central p...
Jan 14, 2021
Worker missing after dozer falls through ice near Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY - A worker is missing after a dozer broke through ice on an inactive Suncor tailings pond in northern Alberta.Suncor Energy Inc. spokeswoman Erin Rees says crews responded to the acciden...
Jan 14, 2021
County of Grande Prairie Council backs applications for federal broadband funding
County of Grande Prairie Council will be writing letters of support to three communications companies to support their application to the federal Universal Broadband Fund to help improve high-speed in...
Jan 14, 2021
UFC won't punish fighters for marijuana use in policy change
The UFC will no longer punish fighters for using marijuana in most cases, making a major change to its anti-doping policy. The world's largest mixed martial arts promotion confirmed Thursday that it w...
Jan 14, 2021
'Ramp up' of vaccine delivery in Canada not expected until April, Fortin says
OTTAWA - Canada should start getting two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered weekly in April, meaning the "ramp up" phase of Canada's vaccine rollout is still more than two months away. Maj.-...
Jan 14, 2021
Bid by Allan Legere for parole prompts debate over whether release laws need review
Serial killer Allan Legere is permitted to keep seeking parole - and that has federal politicians and a former jailer suggesting release laws may need to be changed to ensure he doesn't succeed. The p...
Jan 14, 2021