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More details on new quarantine measures for travellers set to be unveiled
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising more details on new quarantine rules for incoming travellers today. A mandatory three-day quarantine for air travellers arriving in Canada was announced la...
Feb 12, 2021

Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Shapovalov in clash of friends at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Denis Shapovalov 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 in an all-Canadian clash in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.It was just the fifth Grand Slam meeting b...
Feb 12, 2021

Enbridge reports higher fourth-quarter profits despite rising Line 3 costs
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc. says its profits rose in the fourth quarter, despite increasing costs of its Line 3 project.The company reported fourth-quarter earnings attributable to shareholders of $1.78 b...
Feb 12, 2021

Toews optimistic about the future of the energy business
Grande Prairie - Wapiti MLA and Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says he remains optimistic about the future of the energy industry."I'm encouraged to see that construction is moving forward on E...
Feb 12, 2021

Singer fined by German court for son's stage performance
BERLIN - A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany's strict child labour laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert. Angelo Ke...
Feb 12, 2021

Paralympic ski star Brian McKeever helps out Canada's next generation of racers
One of Canada's most decorated cross-country skiers is doing grunt work for the next generation in his sport. Brian McKeever, a 13-time Paralympic champion, is testing wax for young Canadian racers at...
Feb 12, 2021

Some asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico to be allowed in US
SAN DIEGO - The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be released in the United States w...
Feb 12, 2021

COVID fight and fears, and China bans BBC news broadcasts: In The News for Feb. 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 12, 2021

Pucks shatter, blades break: Hockey players face off against bitter cold for cancer
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Brent Saik laughs when asked how 40 players in the world's longest hockey game are handling the bitter cold on an outdoor rink. "It's been horrible," the event's founder told Th...
Feb 12, 2021

Museum must ask 'hard questions' after racism, toxic workplace reports, says chair
VICTORIA - The Royal British Columbia Museum has been thrust into a public modernization of its internal and external culture after reports alleging racism and toxic working conditions at the institut...
Feb 12, 2021