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Canada must stay vigilant against COVID-19, including with border testing: Freeland
WASHINGTON - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is pouring cold water on the idea of letting travellers enter Canada without a COVID-19 test. Freeland says Canada needs to remain vigilant against...
Oct 14, 2021

Toronto Arrows set for first home game in 867 days after pandemic-related absence
TORONTO - After an 867-day absence, the Toronto Arrows finally get to play at home Saturday. The exhibition game against the Atlantic Selects at York Lions Stadium is part celebration, part scouting m...
Oct 14, 2021

Liberals keeping watchful eye for bottlenecks at Canadian ports, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is keeping a close eye on the pace of trade at Canadian ports for signs of strain. So far Freeland suggests she hasn't seen difficulties similar to...
Oct 14, 2021

Coast Guard: California oil spill likely 25,000 gallons
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The amount of crude oil spilled in an offshore pipeline leak in Southern California is believed to be close to 25,000 gallons, or only about one-fifth of what officials...
Oct 14, 2021

Defending-champion Blue Bombers can become first team to clinch playoff spot with win
They've been the class of the CFL this season and so it's fitting that Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have the chance to become the first team to cement a playoff berth. Winnipeg (8-1) ca...
Oct 14, 2021

Jan. 6 panel sets vote on contempt charges against Bannon
WASHINGTON (AP) - A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied the...
Oct 14, 2021

Risk of wildfires remains despite colder weather: Alberta Wildfire
Despite the colder temperatures arriving, Alberta Wildfire officials are reminding backcountry users there is still a risk for wildfires to be ignited.Information Officer for the Grande Prairie Forest...
Oct 14, 2021

CP NewsAlert: No evidence of freight train involvement in B.C. wildfire: TSB
LYTTON, Australia - The Transportation Safety Board says there's no evidence that a freight train sparked a fire that destroyed the town of Lytton, B.C., this summer. The agency says that unless new i...
Oct 14, 2021

Quebec to hike pay of daycare workers despite ongoing contract negotiations
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it will immediately hike the pay of daycare workers, despite ongoing contract negotiations that have led to strikes across the province. Families Minister Mathieu L...
Oct 14, 2021

Brady Tkachuk signs seven-year, $57.5 million deal with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk and the Ottawa Senators have agreed to a seven-year, US$57.5 million contract. The Senators made the announcement on Thursday morning, hours before Ottawa's home opener against ...
Oct 14, 2021