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Montreal Alouettes sign return specialist, Quebec-born defensive lineman
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed American kick returner Mario Alford and Canadian defensive lineman David Menard for the 2021 CFL season. The five-foot-eight, 177-pound Alford scored a pa...
Dec 15, 2020
Canada to receive early shipment of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine before year's end
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has signed a contract to receive up to 168,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December.The Moderna vaccine has not yet been ap...
Dec 15, 2020
Two more lotto winners in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie has had the luck of the draw over the last few weeks when it comes to playing the lottery.This as two more major lottery winners were announced in the City of Grande Prairie, following ...
Dec 15, 2020
Scallop boat, crew missing off Nova Scotia coast; debris and empty life-rafts spotted
DIGBY - Military aircraft and coast guard vessels are searching off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia after a scallop boat was reported to have gone down in rough seas and empty life-rafts washed ...
Dec 15, 2020
Feds to delay seeking legal protection for monarch butterfly
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The monarch butterfly will have to wait several years more to receive protection under the Endangered Species Act despite its declining population. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se...
Dec 15, 2020
As anxieties grow over CERB notices, Qualtrough says no requirement to repay now
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says federal notices to emergency aid recipients are an attempt to verify information and avoid making tax time next year overly complicated. The Canada R...
Dec 15, 2020
UK plans big fines for online companies over harmful content
LONDON - Social media and other internet companies face big fines in Britain if they don't remove and limit the spread of harmful material such as child sexual abuse or terrorist content and protect u...
Dec 15, 2020
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Winnipeg under Extradition Act
WINNIPEG - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested in Winnipeg. Court records show Nygard, who is 79, was arrested under the Extradition Act and is to appear in a Winnipeg courtroom this...
Dec 15, 2020
Parti Quebecois member Harold LeBel removed from caucus after sex assault complaint
QUEBEC - A Parti Quebecois member of the Quebec legislature has been arrested on allegations of sexual assault. Quebec provincial police arrested Harold LeBel today in Rimouski and he was being questi...
Dec 15, 2020
RCMP commits to changes on how it collects, uses information about protesters
OTTAWA - The RCMP has agreed to revamp its policies on the collection and use of information about protesters after a watchdog expressed fresh concerns, a notable shift from the police force's positio...
Dec 15, 2020