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Health Canada approval of Zolgensma comes as positive news for Fairview's Mighty Max
Fairview's Mighty Max and his family received some positive news on December 16 after Health Canada officially approved the drug Zolgensma for use in the country.Back in November, Max's father Bowden ...
Dec 16, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw says COVID-19 vaccines safe and effective
Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health is defending the short amount of time it took to develop and approve the first COVID-19 vaccines.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says it is "incredible" to think that, with...
Dec 16, 2020
Detailed portrait emerges of gun acquisitions, cash stockpiles of N.S. mass killer
HALIFAX - A widening portrait of how a Nova Scotia mass killer acquired his weapons and stockpiled cash emerged Wednesday in the latest court-ordered release of documents. An unidentified witness who ...
Dec 16, 2020
Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner looking to aim higher when NHL returns
TORONTO - Mitch Marner looked at his game in the aftermath of the Toronto Maple Leafs' disappointing summer and came to a conclusion. It's time to get to the net. The silky smooth winger has made his ...
Dec 16, 2020
Grande Prairie adds 17 new COVID-19 cases, 12 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 17 new cases of COVID-19 for December 15 alongside 12 more recoveries, bringing the City's active case total to 120.Six new cases were recorded in the County of Grande...
Dec 16, 2020
No funds for provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards, PM hints
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding. In a year-end interview wit...
Dec 16, 2020
Brooke Henderson ready to put a cap on strange, successful 2020 LPGA season
Brooke Henderson wasn't sure how many tournaments she'd get into this LPGA season, or if she'd even tee off at all. At home with her family in Smiths Falls, Ont., while the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked h...
Dec 16, 2020
Calgary's speedskating oval, home of Canadian team, without ice until at least May,
Calgary's Olympic Oval will be without ice until at least May because of a mechanical issue. Canada's long-track speedskating team hasn't had ice there to train on since Sept. 5. The oval on the Unive...
Dec 16, 2020
Siakam takes control of message with three-part YouTube documentary series
There's a moment in Part 1 of his YouTube documentary series when Pascal Siakam turns to the camera, and succinctly sums up his bubble experience. "The bubble wasn't Disneyland, I'll tell you that," t...
Dec 16, 2020
Fighting systemic racism, extremism will be priority for next military chief: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says priorities for the next commander of the Canadian Armed Forces include tackling systemic racism and rooting extremism from the ranks. This is the first time...
Dec 16, 2020