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Feds declined offer from privacy commissioner for advice on collection of phone data
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says his offer to advise the government on the implications of collecting data from millions of mobile phones during the COVID-19 pandemic was rebuffed. Danie...
Feb 09, 2022
'Not in the clear yet': Ontario to stick with masks and COVID-19 passports
Ontario's health minister says masking will be important for some time to come even as Alberta and Saskatchewan take steps to get rid of nearly all COVID-19 public health restrictions. "We are not in ...
Feb 09, 2022
Sen. Denise Batters returned to national Conservative caucus after O'Toole ousted her
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Denise Batters is back in the party's national caucus one week after the leader who kicked her out was himself dumped. Batters appeared alongside MPs who gathered today in O...
Feb 09, 2022
CEBL's Fraser Valley Bandits hire former coach of Poland's men's basketball team
After turning around Poland's men's basketball team, Mike Taylor is embarking on a new adventure - coaching in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Taylor was announced Wednesday as the new head coac...
Feb 09, 2022
Kenney apologizes for making analogy between COVID-19 and AIDS
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has apologized for comparing the stigma of being unvaccinated for COVID-19 to the plight of HIV-AIDS patients in the 1980s.In a post on Twitter, Kenney calls it...
Feb 09, 2022
RCMP investigating Public Works building break and enter in Nampa
The Peace Regional RCMP and the Peace River Forensic Identification Section are investigating a break and enter that occurred at the Village of Nampa's Public Works building between 11 p.m. on Februar...
Feb 09, 2022
Snowbird kitty: Lost cat heads home to Maine - from Florida
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited - more than six years and 1,500 miles later. Denise Cilley, of Chesterville, said she was shocked to ...
Feb 09, 2022
Census data suggests Alberta economy shifting but growth expected to stay strong
EDMONTON - Once Canada's boomtown, the latest census from Statistics Canada suggests Wild Rose Country is becoming just another Canadian province. For years, Alberta enjoyed population growth that tow...
Feb 09, 2022
Young Toronto FC forward Ayo Akinola says recovery from knee surgery is going well
Young Toronto FC striker Ayo Akinola says he is "not too far" from returning to action from surgery last August to repair an anterior cruciate ligament injured on international duty with Canada. "I'm ...
Feb 09, 2022
Giovinco signs with Italy's Sampdoria, Toronto FC makes deal with Red Bulls
TORONTO - Italy's Sampdoria confirmed Wednesday that it has signed former Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco to a short-term contract through June. In a somewhat related move, Toronto acquired US$5...
Feb 09, 2022