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Feds ask for independent review of documents for St. Anne's residential school claims
Ottawa is requesting an independent review of thousands of documents detailing sexual and physical abuse of Indigenous children at St. Anne's residential school.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Car...
Mar 18, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases drop to 138 in Grande Prairie as 30 recoveries reported, six new cases
The City of Grande Prairie recorded 30 recoveries and six new cases of COVID-19 for March 17, dropping the active case total in the city to 138 as of the end of day Wednesday.The County of Grande Prai...
Mar 18, 2021
Toronto FC, Argos president Bill Manning rewarded with five-year contract extension
TORONTO - Bill Manning, president of both Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts, has been rewarded with a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2025 Major League Soccer and Canadian Footba...
Mar 18, 2021
Kerri Einarson, Brad Gushue win opener at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
CALGARY - Canadian women's champion skip Kerri Einarson is off to a winning start at the Home Hardware national mixed doubles curling championship. The Gimli, Man., curler and partner Brad Gushue of S...
Mar 18, 2021
CP NewsAlert: B.C. front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine in weeks
VICTORIA - More than 300,000 front-line workers in British Columbia will now be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks. The government says grocery workers, police, firefighters, teach...
Mar 18, 2021
Conservatives kick off their virtual policy convention online
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have kicked off a historic policy convention - not with balloons or rousing cheers, but with instructions on how to click the right links.The COVID-19 pandemic has f...
Mar 18, 2021
New study shows cases of rare pulmonary disease contracted in Alberta for first time
A rare pulmonary disease linked to fungus grown in soil contaminated with bird and bat droppings has been contracted in Alberta for the first time.A new study by infectious disease experts at Alberta ...
Mar 18, 2021
Meng's judge questions thoroughness of alleged 'covert criminal investigation'
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge is questioning why border officers didn't question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou more rigorously if their exam was actually a covert criminal investigation, as h...
Mar 18, 2021
Henoc Muamba says family, not money, was biggest factor in his signing with Argonauts
Henoc Muamba says family, not money, was the determining factor in his decision to become a Toronto Argonaut. The veteran linebacker signed a one-year deal with Toronto on Tuesday after becoming a CFL...
Mar 18, 2021
3 women sue Texans QB Deshaun Watson for alleged sex assault
DALLAS - Three masseuses have sued Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson for alleged sexual assault, accusing the star player of a "disturbing pattern" of behaviour toward women. In lawsuits filed...
Mar 18, 2021