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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario administers first COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto
TORONTO - Ontario has administered the provinces' first COVID-19 vaccination to a health-care worker from a Toronto nursing home.Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker at the Rekai Centre, receive...
Dec 14, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps send 'keeper Evan Bush to Columbus Crew for cash
VANCOUVER - After a brief stint with the Vancouver Whitecaps, veteran goalkeeper Evan Bush is on the move once again. The 'Caps sent the 34-year-old from Concord Township, Ohio, to the Columbus Crew i...
Dec 14, 2020
Montreal Alouettes get running back William Stanback to return after NFL look
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed star running back William Stanback to a two-year contract. Stanback returns to the Alouettes after getting cut by the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders in training ...
Dec 14, 2020
UAW, US Attorney reach deal to reform union after scandal
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers and the U.S. attorney's office in Detroit say they have reached a settlement with the goal of reforming the union in the wake of a wide-ranging bribery and embezzleme...
Dec 14, 2020
Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds to global COVID-19 effort
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign aid budget is swelling noticeably today with International Development Minister Karina Gould's announcement of $485 million in new funding towards the global effort to provid...
Dec 14, 2020
Province accepts all 19 recommendations from affordable housing panel
The Government of Alberta says they are taking "bold steps, new direction for affordable housing" in the province.The Affordable Housing Review Panel presented their 19 recommendations to the governme...
Dec 14, 2020
Hiker spends night out in the cold after getting lost west of Nordegg
A hiker not heard from since embarking on a day trip Saturday in the Nordegg area was located on Sunday.Rocky Mountain House RCMP say Keith Morris, who is 45, is alive and well. He was located near Si...
Dec 14, 2020
London placed under toughest coronavirus restrictions
London and surrounding areas will be placed under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday as infections rise rapidly in the capital, the British government said Monday. Health Sec...
Dec 14, 2020
Suspect at large after striking Red Deer peace officer vehicle in stolen SUV
A female peace officer is recovering after being struck by a stolen vehicle on Saturday.RCMP say it was at about noon when Mounties were called to the scene of an collision involving an SUV and a peac...
Dec 14, 2020
US blames Iran in abduction, death of ex-FBI agent Levinson
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence offic...
Dec 14, 2020