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Ottawa urged to grant permanent residency to wrongfully arrested Quebec man
MONTREAL - Ottawa is being urged to grant permanent residency to a Quebec man who was wrongfully arrested, charged with attempted murder of a police officer and detained for six days before being let ...
Feb 16, 2021
Statistics Canada report says agency not at fault in leak of April 2020 job-loss data
OTTAWA - A final investigation report on how last April's jobs report leaked out early says Statistics Canada wasn't the source, confirming early suspicions from agency officials that the unauthorized...
Feb 16, 2021
Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson
NEW YORK - Tyler Perry and Bill and Hillary Clinton are among the attendees of a private memorial service for Cicely Tyson at Harlem's famed Abyssinian Baptist Church. The memorial service Tuesday cam...
Feb 16, 2021
Canada's vaccine supply from Europe remains secure: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he received further reassurance this week that Canada's expected supply of COVID-19 vaccines is secure. Trudeau says he spoke this morning with European Com...
Feb 16, 2021
Social service providers in Grande Prairie area earn Passionate Heart Awards
The 15th annual Passionate Heart Awards, which honour social service workers and providers, were handed out virtually this year.The awards are sponsored by the Family Community Support Services in bot...
Feb 16, 2021
Newfoundland sees COVID-19 cases decline as variant threat simmers
OTTAWA - Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting a sharp downturn in daily COVID-19 cases, with seven new cases confirmed today as fears over a rapidly spreading variant of the virus linger on the isla...
Feb 16, 2021
Labour group demands meeting over COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel pork plant in Red Deer
RED DEER, Alta. - The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour wants a meeting with the premier and provincial labour minister to ensure workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks are shut down. Gil McGo...
Feb 16, 2021
ACM Awards show returns to Nashville venues in April
NASHVILLE - The Academy of Country Music Awards is coming back to Nashville for a second time to hold its awards show at three different venues. The ACM and dick clark productions announced on Tuesday...
Feb 16, 2021
Labour group demands meeting over COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel pork plant in Alberta
RED DEER, Alta. - The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour wants a meeting with the premier and provincial labour minister to ensure workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks are shut down. Gil McGo...
Feb 16, 2021
O'Toole calls for relocation of Beijing Olympics due to China's 'genocide' of Uighurs
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling on the government to push for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China amid "genocide" against minority Uighurs."I think Canadians would ...
Feb 16, 2021