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U of T associate professor not optimistic CFL will get government assistance
TORONTO - An associate professor at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management calls the CFL's bid for securing financial aid from the Canadian government a "Hail...
Apr 29, 2020

N.L. tells 'come from aways' to stay away after pandemic rules flouted
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is clamping down on travel to the province after reports of tourists arriving by ferry to view icebergs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief medical...
Apr 29, 2020

Ontario Conservative MPs pass motion demanding Sloan apologize for attack on Tam
OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan could face expulsion from his party's caucus over remarks he made questioning the loyalty of the country's chief public health officer. Sources tell ...
Apr 29, 2020

Doctors fret over surgery backlog after immediate COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Doctors say they're becoming increasingly concerned about how they're going to handle the swelling backlog of elective surgeries once the immediate COVID-19 threat has ebbed. Hospitals have p...
Apr 29, 2020

Manitoba to ease some COVID-19 restrictions starting in May
WINNIPEG - Many non-essential Manitoba businesses that have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic are to be allowed to reopen as of Monday. The Progressive Conservative government released a ph...
Apr 29, 2020

Soldiers get orderly training ahead of Quebec long-term care deployment
MONTREAL - Canadian Forces soldiers got a crash course in senior care Wednesday as members with no medical background or orderly experience prepared to deploy to Quebec long-term care homes harde...
Apr 29, 2020

Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...
Apr 29, 2020

ABP asking ranchers to help push politicians to help the beef industry, CCA offering mental health help
Alberta Beef Producers is encouraging ranchers to contact federal and provincial politicians about help for the industry.ABP has come up with a form letter that ranchers can fill out and send to their...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo credit: Jasmin Toffoli/Dreamstime

Grande Prairie Home & Garden Show officially cancelled for 2020
The 2020 Grande Prairie Home and Garden Show has officially been cancelled.In a post on the Home and Garden Show's Facebook page the organizers say it is with "heavy hearts" they make the official ann...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo: Grande Prairie Home and Garden Show / Facebook

Forecasts show Alberta could begin reopening economy in May: Kenney
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta is doing better than expected on containing COVID-19 and the plan is to begin relaxing health lockdown rules next month.Kenney said details of Alberta's re...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo: Government of Alberta