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Pentagon drops COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate Tuesday, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whethe...
Jan 10, 2023
Alberta premier won't commit to sovereignty act to rebut feds' 'just transition' plan
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith won't commit to using Alberta's controversial sovereignty act to rebut looming federal "just transition" legislation, which she calls an existential threat to her pro...
Jan 10, 2023
Dozens of rescuers scrambled to save officers in deadly B.C. avalanche: official
NELSON, B.C. - A group of nearby skiers came to the aid of two Nelson, B.C., police officers swept up in a deadly avalanche Monday, while dozens of trained search and rescue volunteers scrambled to ge...
Jan 10, 2023
Canadian defensive back signs contract with NFL's Green Bay Packers
Canadian defensive back Tyrell Ford has signed a deal with the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Ford, 24, spent last season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who made the native of Niagara Falls, Ont., their fi...
Jan 10, 2023
Conservative leader calls for probe into federal contracts awarded to McKinsey
OTTAWA - Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into federal contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey & Company. His comments come after Radio-Canad...
Jan 10, 2023
Several teams make big deals ahead of Canadian Hockey League trade deadlines
When Windsor Spitfires general manager Bill Bower learned that Shane Wright might be coming back to the Ontario Hockey League, he knew he had to start making some inquiries. Wright, who had been draft...
Jan 10, 2023
Coach Dinwiddie expects every CFL team to be gunning for Grey Cup champion Argonauts
Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie is good with the Toronto Argonauts being a measuring stick in 2023. As the defending Grey Cup champion, Toronto can expect an opponent's best effort this season. But Dinwiddi...
Jan 10, 2023
Children’s pain medication arriving in Alberta this weekend for AHS use
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's premier has provided an update on the province's effort to acquire more children's pain medication.On December 6, 2022, the government announced that it had secured five mil...
Jan 10, 2023
Trial dates set for three charged in Coutts border blockade
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Trial dates have been set for three men facing charges relating to the Coutts border blockade in 2022.Marco Van Huigenbos and Alex Van Herk of Fort Macleod, and Gerhard Janzen of Tabe...
Jan 10, 2023
Parks Canada says decision to restrict private vehicles at Moraine Lake necessary
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Parks Canada says a decision to restrict personal vehicles at one of the most popular tourist destinations in Banff National Park was necessary to balance the growing number of vi...
Jan 10, 2023