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Mayor John Tory and sports stars join forces in Team Toronto video
Toronto sports figures from Mitch Marner to Michael Bradley have joined forces with Mayor John Tory in a video urging people to "come together by staying home" during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Apr 9, 2020
North Zone adds two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday
Two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the North Zone as of April 9, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 97.The two new cases are confirmed to be in the M.D. of Smoky...
Apr 9, 2020
Leafs' Matthews hoping to take care of 'unfinished business' if season resumes
TORONTO - Auston Matthews has been wheeling around his property in Arizona on rollerblades trying to stay in shape. With the NHL on an indefinite pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maple Leafs...
Apr 9, 2020
Summit Series star, longtime Blackhawks defenceman Pat Stapleton dead at 79
TORONTO - Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79. The Strath...
Apr 9, 2020
Quebec health-care workers going without protective equipment, union says
OTTAWA - A health-care union in Quebec says workers dealing with at-risk patients are going without protective equipment in some cases, sparking criticism of the national emergency stockpile. The Fede...
Apr 9, 2020
Peace River-area man charged after traffic stop turns up drugs, weapons
A Peace River-area man is facing charges after a traffic stop in Peace River.On April 4, members of the Peace Regional RCMP were conducting patrols in the north end of the town, when a traffic stop of...
Apr 9, 2020
Hamilton's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid leaders mull flip to 2026
Hamilton has a choice between poetry and a slam dunk. Canada's candidate city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been asked to consider a bid for 2026 instead because of a global dearth of citie...
Apr 9, 2020
Alberta announces extra $1B to create jobs repairing roads, bridges, schools
EDMONTON - Alberta is adding $1 billion to its budget to repair more roads, schools, bridges and potholes as a way to create jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier Jason Kenney says the plan will c...
Apr 9, 2020
GPREP reminding residents of physical distancing mandates when in public
The Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership is reminding residents of the importance of physical distancing, after hearing from front line, essential workers that some people still aren't taking...
Apr 9, 2020 Photo: GPREP
Climate, clean tech could take centre stage in federal economic recovery plans
OTTAWA - The federal government is quietly looking at longer-term recovery plans from the COVID-19 crisis even as its focus remains squarely on getting more than $100 billion in emergency economic&nbs...
Apr 9, 2020