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Bellator 257 a family affair for Canadian mixed martial arts trio
Bellator 257 will be a family affair Friday when former featherweight champion Julia (The Jewel) Budd and lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. share a card for the first time. Budd, 37, is Gibson's stepmother...
Apr 15, 2021
Quebec and Ottawa reach $600-million deal for light rail station at Montreal airport
MONTREAL - Quebec and Ottawa have reached a $600-million deal to fund a link connecting the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport to the city's new light rail system. The project was in jeopardy afte...
Apr 15, 2021
NDP lawmaker tables bill to decriminalize drug use as overdose deaths soar
OTTAWA - The federal NDP health critic is tabling legislation to decriminalize drug use in Canada, seeking to treat substance use as a health issue amid a lethal opioid crisis. MP Don Davies introduce...
Apr 15, 2021
Ontario's sport minister: OHL return to play would be 'irresponsible' right now
Ontario's minister of sport says it would be "irresponsible" to approve a return to play for the Ontario Hockey League given the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the province. Sports Minister Lisa M...
Apr 15, 2021
Oil prices holding up nicely in 2021: ATB Financial
A year after crude oil prices were in the negative, ATB Financial says prices so far in 2021 are holding up well. It was about a year ago on April 20, 2020 when the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude...
Apr 15, 2021
Vancouver Canucks not allowing media into first practice after COVID-19 outbreak
VANCOUVER - Media have been barred from the Vancouver Canucks' first practice since a COVID-19 outbreak swept through the team. Thursday's on-ice session was originally open to media, but the Canucks ...
Apr 15, 2021
Iqaluit locks down after reporting its first COVID-19 case in pandemic
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's capital city is under a strict lockdown after its first case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic was reported last night.All schools, non-essential businesses and ...
Apr 15, 2021
'Sicker and younger': Toronto ICU copes with pressure during third wave of pandemic
TORONTO - Intensive care nurse Jane Abas is assessing her patient, checking her medication and monitoring her heart rate. The 68-year-old woman tested positive for a COVID-19 variant shortly after arr...
Apr 15, 2021
Residential school building at Lower Post, B.C., to be demolished, replaced
VICTORIA - A former residential school building in the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced after decades of lobbying efforts by local Indigenous leaders. Th...
Apr 15, 2021
WestJet CEO Ed Sims finds Air Canada aid package 'bittersweet' as talks drag on
OTTAWA - WestJet CEO Ed Sims says the federal government's aid package for Air Canada could be "problematic" unless his company gets equitable treatment, as talks over pandemic relief continue between...
Apr 15, 2021