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Canada-US border closed to non-essential travel until at least March 21
OTTAWA - The border between Canada and the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month.Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced late Friday that the closure ...
Feb 19, 2021
Barton guilty of manslaughter in 2011 death of Cindy Gladue at Edmonton hotel
*Warning - this story contents graphic details*EDMONTON - A jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter in the death of a woman whose bloody body was found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub.Bradley Barton,...
Feb 19, 2021
Tory MP Cheryl Gallant accused of peddling 'deranged conspiracy theories' by Liberals
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are accusing a Conservative MP of promoting "deranged conspiracy theories" akin to those promulgated by supporters of former U.S. president Donald Trump.They've pounced on vi...
Feb 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.There are 840,586 confirmed cases in Canada._ Canada: 840,586 confirmed cases (32,241 active, 786,7...
Feb 19, 2021
Liberals using interpreter shortage to dodge accountability, Conservatives allege
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say the Liberals are using a pandemic-induced shortage of translators to shut down House of Commons committees when they raise issues that cause the government discomfor...
Feb 19, 2021
Florida governor: Flags will be at half-staff for Limbaugh
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In honour of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced he would order flags in Florida to be flown at half-staff when Limbaugh's body ...
Feb 19, 2021
Grande Prairie Composite High placed under COVID-19 Alert status
Grande Prairie Composite High School is the latest school to be placed under a COVID-19 alert status by Alberta Health, meaning between two and four cases have been detected within individuals from th...
Feb 19, 2021
Zadorsky: No "moral victory" in Canada's women's soccer loss to U.S.
In the wake of Canada's 1-0 loss to the U.S. in the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday night, an American commentator suggested the Canadian post-game locker-room would be all smiles. Canada, the commentator...
Feb 19, 2021
Grande Prairie adds 20 new COVID-19 cases, 13 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie added 20 new cases of COVID-19 for Thursday while also adding 13 recoveries, raising the active case total by seven to 237 as of the end of day feb. 18.There were five new c...
Feb 19, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders ink former NFL quarterback Luke Falk, release Justice Hansen
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American quarterback Luke Falk on Friday. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Falk spent two seasons in the NFL. He appeared in three games, two as a starter, for...
Feb 19, 2021