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Contagious variant of COVID-19 now identified in all 10 provinces as P.E.I. logs case
A contagious variant of COVID-19 has now made its way to all 10 provinces in Canada, officials announced Saturday as the nation's top doctor warned yet again of the dangers of lifting public health re...
Feb 13, 2021

Illness forces Canadian Gillian (The Savage) Robertson off UFC 258 undercard
LAS VEGAS - Illness forced Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson off the UFC 258 undercard Saturday night.The UFC did not specify the illness other than to say it was not COVID-19 related....
Feb 13, 2021

Grande Prairie adds nine new COVID-19 cases, 15 recoveries
The City of Grande Prairie recorded nine new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, alongside 15 recoveries to bring the city's active case total down to 184 as of the end of day Feb. 12.The County of Grande Pr...
Feb 13, 2021

Canadian men's water polo team finalizes roster for Olympic qualifier
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - The Canadian men's water polo team finalized its roster Saturday for the upcoming Olympic qualification tournament at the Zwemcentrum Rotterdam. Head Coach Giuseppe Porzio wil...
Feb 13, 2021

Nunavut hunters end blockades, mine pushes ahead with injunction against them
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Baffinland Irons Mine Corp. has pushed ahead with an injunction against a group of Nunavut hunters who blocked the road and airstrip at its Mary River mine in protest of a plan to e...
Feb 13, 2021

Former President Trump acquitted of inciting Jan. 6 Capitol riot
The Senate has acquitted Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bringing his trial to a close and giving the former president a historic second victory in the court of impeach...
Feb 13, 2021

Canadian speedskaters Blondin and Dubreuil reach podium at world championships
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada's Ivanie Blondin won silver and Laurent Dubreuil took bronze Saturday at the ISU world speedskating championships. Blondin, an Ottawa native, was second in the women's...
Feb 13, 2021

Commissioner calls for transparency on response to Indigenous women inquiry
MONTREAL - A commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls implored the federal government for more transparency on its response to the final report's cal...
Feb 13, 2021

High court denies accused Ghosn smugglers' bid to stay in US
BOSTON - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Saturday for the extradition of an American father and son wanted by Japan in the escape of former Nissan Motor Co. boss Carlos Ghosn. Justice Stephen B...
Feb 13, 2021

Senators acquire Dzingel from Hurricanes for Galchenyuk and Paquette
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Ryan Dzingel from the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in exchange for forwards Alex Galchenyuk and Cedric Paquette.Dzingel, who was drafted by the Senator...
Feb 13, 2021