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Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada early next year, but warns that won't bring an immediate resolution to the pandemic currently seeing a resurgenc...
Nov 9, 2020
Town of Beaverlodge hires new CAO
After more than four months of operating without a Chief Administrative Officer, the Town of Beaverlodge has hired Jeff Johnston, a former technologist with Aquatera, to fill the position. During his ...
Nov 9, 2020
Red Deer doctor makes ‘heart-wrenching’ decision to move to B.C.
A Red Deer doctor says she is leaving for greener pastures in British Columbia.Dr. Lauralee Dukeshire says the "heart-wrenching" decision is based solely on actions of the Alberta Government, which ha...
Nov 9, 2020
Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike
HALIFAX - In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has introduced strict new rules for people arriving in the province from outside the Atlantic region. With 15 new c...
Nov 9, 2020
Not criminally responsible: Alek Minassian's likely defence, explained
TORONTO - The trial for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk is expected to hear defence lawyers argue this week that 28-year-old Alek Minassian should be found ...
Nov 9, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott left angry and bitter over team's demise
TORONTO - One week after Super League rejected the Toronto Wolfpack's bid for reinstatement, Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott remains angry, bitter and incredulous. "I won't pull any punches," said the ...
Nov 9, 2020
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes w...
Nov 9, 2020
Terry Fox among notable Canadians on shortlist for new $5 bill
OTTAWA - Terry Fox, who captivated a nation as he ran to raise awareness and money for cancer research, is among a group of notable Canadians shortlisted to appear on the new $5 bill. Fox is among the...
Nov 9, 2020
No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer
Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq after the territory confirmed its second case of COVID-19 in the community on the weekend. ...
Nov 9, 2020
President-elect's long to-do list to include repairing damaged Canada-U.S. ties
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Joe Biden's to-do list just got a whole lot longer - and it's a safe bet it now includes patching the holes in Canada's relationship with the United States. But first, Biden has mor...
Nov 9, 2020