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Alberta must retract Forest Act before it becomes law: Treaty 8 grand chief
EDMONTON - The Alberta government must pull back its new Forest Act before it becomes law next month, says the grand chief of the province's northern First Nations. "We expect the province to suspend ...
Apr 09, 2021
US-Russian trio blast off on mission to space station
MOSCOW - A Russian-U.S. trio of space travellers launched successfully Friday, heading for the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyot...
Apr 09, 2021
Statistics Canada to outline how job market fared in March
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the job market fared in March as communities loosened, then looked to tighten, public health restrictions. February's jobs numbers whipped past exp...
Apr 09, 2021
NDP aims to project unity, sincerity following internal dust-ups, extreme proposals
OTTAWA - Thousands of federal New Democrats will gather online Friday afternoon to kick off a three-day policy convention that has already exposed some internal party divisions.The 70 resolutions to b...
Apr 09, 2021
Angels win 7-5 in home opener for Florida-based Blue Jays
DENEDIN, Fla. - David Fletcher had a two-run single in the 11th inning. and the Los Angeles Angels beat Toronto 7-5 on Thursday night in the first regular season game played at the Blue Jays' spring t...
Apr 08, 2021
South Korean tanker once held by Iran now on the move
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over billions of dollars held in Seoul was freed and sailed away early Friday, just hours ahead of furthe...
Apr 08, 2021
LaVine, Vucevic lead Bulls past Raptors, 122-113
TAMPA, Fla. - Nikola Vucevic and Zach Levine each scored 22 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 122-113 on Thursday night for their third straight victory. LaVine also had 15 assists...
Apr 08, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 259,623 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,251,...
Apr 08, 2021
Oilers beat Senators 3-1 to complete nine-game season sweep
OTTAWA - Devin Shore scored the winner and Mike Smith made 39 saves as the Edmonton Oilers completed a nine-game season sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 3-1 victory Thursday.Kailer Yamamoto and Jes...
Apr 08, 2021
Morrissey, Lewis, Ehlers and Copp score as Winnipeg Jets edge Montreal Canadiens 4-2
MONTREAL - The Winnipeg Jets kicked off a five-game road trip in style Thursday night with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Josh Morrissey, Trevor Lewis, Nikolaj Ehlers and Andrew Copp score...
Apr 08, 2021