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Julien energized by Canadiens' busy off-season: 'I expect us to make the playoffs'
Claude Julien glanced down at some notes towards the end of his nearly hour-long video conference call with reporters Thursday. The Montreal Canadiens head coach was promptly asked - tongue firmly pla...
Oct 22, 2020
Province announces new road test system
The Alberta government is privatizing testing for Class 4, 5 and 6 licences, which it says will repair damage done by the previous NDP government.Beginning Dec. 1, Albertans will be able to book passe...
Oct 22, 2020
COVID-19 testing option to be tried at Calgary airport, U.S. border crossing
CALGARY - International travellers arriving in Alberta by air or land will have the option to take an expedited COVID-19 test to avoid quarantining for 14 days - a move the premier says would help the...
Oct 22, 2020
Canada's mink breeders increasing security to protect animals and industry from COVID
HALIFAX - Canada's mink breeders are increasing safety measures on their farms to avoid the devastating COVID-19 outbreaks that have plagued their European and American counterparts. Infections ...
Oct 22, 2020
N.S. mass shooting probe will include look at RCMP actions, gender-based violence
HALIFAX - The joint public inquiry in response to the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has announced a mandate that includes a probe of the RCMP response as well as the role of gender-based violence...
Oct 22, 2020
Chuckegg Creek wildfire extinguished 17 months after igniting
After burning since May of 2019, the Chuckegg Creek wildfire near High Level has officially been extinguished. Alberta Wildfire says in a release that the fire was officially extinguished on October 1...
Oct 22, 2020
Adopt a Family program to provide Christmas to families escaping domestic violence
The Odyssey House is running it's annual Adopt a Family program, and is calling for donations to help provide Christmas to families in need.The program sees individuals, groups and organizations make ...
Oct 22, 2020
NHL postpones Winter Classic, all-star weekend until 2022 due to COVID-19
NEW YORK - The NHL has announced that its Winter Classic and all-star weekend will not be held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Winter Classic featuring the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues...
Oct 22, 2020
East to West: Skip Mary-Anne Arsenault curling in B.C. after long run in Nova Scotia
When Mary-Anne Arsenault was planning a cross-country move from Nova Scotia to British Columbia last winter, she wasn't sure whether curling would be in her future. That feeling of uncertainty "...
Oct 22, 2020
Forecasters: Hurricane Epsilon should sideswipe Bermuda
MIAMI - Hurricane Epsilon's maximum sustained winds dropped slightly as it moved northwest over the Atlantic Ocean on a path that should sideswipe Bermuda on Thursday. Epsilon's maximum sustained wind...
Oct 22, 2020