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Commons committee censures firearms association over inflammatory comments
OTTAWA - The National Firearms Association has been censured by a House of Commons committee for inflammatory comments about the Trudeau government's recent gun control legislation.The national securi...
Feb 22, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 10 new COVID-19 cases, 16 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie saw its active case total decline, as there were 10 new cases and 16 recoveries recorded on Sunday, bringing the active caseload down to 234 as of the end of day Feb. 21.The...
Feb 22, 2021
Alberta cabinet minister reacts to government silence on Edmonton torch parade
EDMONTON - Alberta's multiculturalism minister has pushed back against criticism of government silence following a weekend COVID-19 protest that included marchers with torches. "Right now, I'm actuall...
Feb 22, 2021
Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' arrested on US drug charges
WASHINGTON - The wife of Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested on Monday at an airport in Virginia on international drug trafficking charges , the Justice Depar...
Feb 22, 2021
Carabins lineman Olivier-Lestage getting noticed despite not playing football in 2020
Not playing football in 2020 hasn't stopped Montreal Carabins offensive lineman Pier Olivier-Lestage from being noticed. Canadian universities didn't play last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But t...
Feb 22, 2021
Variant in schools means it's time for all students in B.C. to wear masks: union
SURREY, B.C. - The head of the teachers' union in British Columbia is urging public health officials to expand guidelines on masks to include elementary students after seven schools reported cases inv...
Feb 22, 2021
Nurse happy for Finch, the latest Raptors assistant to earn an NBA head coach job
Four months after he lost Nate Bjorkgren to the Indiana Pacers, Nick Nurse finds himself short an assistant coach once again. Nurse's longtime friend Chris Finch is the new head coach of the strugglin...
Feb 22, 2021
In Rush Limbaugh's home state, a flap over lowering flags
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In life, the conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh was a divisive figure, who proudly waved the flag of conservatism and wallowed in the controversies he helped ignite. In death, t...
Feb 22, 2021
Canadian forward Evelyne Viens enjoying first taste of international soccer
It has been an eventful 13 months for Canadian forward Evelyne Viens since being taken fifth overall by Sky Blue FC in the 2020 NWSL draft. The 24-year-old from L'Ancienne-Lorette, Que., made her pro ...
Feb 22, 2021
Toronto Argonauts sign former Carolina Panthers defensive lineman Kony Ealy
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have signed American defensive lineman Kony Ealy and American offensive lineman Blake Camper.Ealy, 29, was selected in the second round (60th overall) of the 2014 NFL d...
Feb 22, 2021