Author Archives:
Canadian defence minister calls out China for 'hostage diplomacy'
OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister is calling out China over what he describes as its "hostage diplomacy" and says the NATO military alliance needs to keep tabs on the increasingly assertive Asian gia...
Oct 07, 2020
QMJHL's Blainville-Boisbriand Armada has 18 positive COVID-19 tests
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Eighteen members of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Blainville-Boisbriand Armada have tested positive for COVID-19.Players and staff have been placed in isolation for 14 days...
Oct 07, 2020
Ottawa Senators acquire goalie Matt Murray from the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pierre Dorion had already received calls about the 33rd pick in the NHL draft moments after the first round ended Tuesday night. The Ottawa Senators general manager didn't end up parting with that sel...
Oct 07, 2020
AP source: 2 more Titans positives, Pats cancel practice
NASHVILLE - Tennessee will not be returning to the team's facility Wednesday after two more players tested positive amid the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, and the New England Patriots have cancelled ...
Oct 07, 2020
Cases drop in Quebec but hospitalizations creep up in hardest-hit provinces
There were some small positive signs in COVID-19 data reported from Quebec and Ontario today, even as hospitalizations inched upwards in Canada's two most populous provinces. New cases in Quebec dropp...
Oct 07, 2020
Study into potential provincial police force moves forward
The Alberta Government is going forward with an independent assessment of a possible transition from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to an Alberta provincial police service.The study comes from reco...
Oct 07, 2020
Few to use new sickness benefit for COVID-19 diagnosis, PBO suggests in new report
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says relatively little of the government's new sickness benefit will go to people who have tested positive for COVID-19.In a report this morning, the parliament...
Oct 07, 2020
Boston delays school reopening plan after virus cases surge
BOSTON - The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city's coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday. "...
Oct 07, 2020
Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had deemed "overtly sexual." Jackso...
Oct 07, 2020
Homeless count and evaluation of services to go in County of Grande Prairie
A survey will be launched later this month by the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN), to gather data on the number of homeless and people facing housing challenges in the County of Grande Prairi...
Oct 07, 2020