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Broadcaster Marci Ien looks to win Liberal nomination in Bill Morneau's old riding
OTTAWA - Broadcaster Marci Ien says she is throwing her hat in the ring to win the Liberal nomination in the riding formerly held by Bill Morneau.Morneau represented Toronto Centre for the Liberals du...
Sep 17, 2020
Doctors, patient advocates say telemedicine spurred by pandemic is here to stay
The arrival of COVID-19 has taken the concept of telemedicine from a pipe dream to a fixture across Ontario, with many doctors expressing the hope that the change is here to stay long beyond the pande...
Sep 17, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert:Edmonton to host world junior championship with no fans
EDMONTON - The 2021 world junior hockey championship will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton with no fans in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic.The event was originally scheduled to be held in...
Sep 17, 2020
Post-secondary students paying for inaccessible services as they study online
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Students is crying foul over fees post-secondary institutions are charging for services and facilities students can't use. With classes having moved online due to t...
Sep 17, 2020
'Taken too soon, too violently': Woman whose husband, kids were shot dead speaks at funeral
OSHAWA, Ont. - A woman who lost her husband and three of her children in a grisly shooting in Oshawa, Ont., this month says getting from one day to the next sometimes feels like an "impossible ta...
Sep 17, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert:Edmonton to host world junior championship with no fans
EDMONTON - The 2021 world junior hockey championship will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton with no fans in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was originally scheduled to...
Sep 17, 2020
Section of Range Road 72 closed for culvert replacement
Road crews are replacing the culvert on Range Road 72, and the road will be temporarily closed to traffic from Township Road 704A to Township Road 710.Commuters are advised to find detour routes aroun...
Sep 17, 2020
Wage subsidy extension into 2021 critical for tourism sector to survive: industry
OTTAWA - A coalition of organizations representing the tourism sector says the federal government must keep its wage-subsidy program in place well into next year for businesses with dire prospects for...
Sep 17, 2020
Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances, Milos Raonic eliminated at Italian Open
ROME - Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round of the Italian Open, while fellow Canadian Milos Raonic suffered a second-round loss on Thursday. Shapovalov, the No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, ...
Sep 17, 2020
Sleeping driver of speeding Tesla on Alberta highway faces criminal charge: RCMP
CALGARY - RCMP have charged a British Columbia man with dangerous driving after an officer pulled over a speeding Tesla on a central Alberta highway that appeared to be driving itself.Mounties also sa...
Sep 17, 2020