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Federal Liberals earmark $7.2 billion for health care, vaccination, municipalities
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have introduced legislation to provide $7.2 billion to cash-strapped provinces, territories and municipalities, with more than half going to immediate health-care needs. ...
Mar 25, 2021
Former Wolfpack halfback now playing for Toronto's replacement in Super League
Blake Wallace has nothing but good memories of his time with the Wolfpack. The 28-year-old Australian halfback met his wife-to-be in Toronto and scored some milestone tries for the now-defunct transat...
Mar 25, 2021
Drayton Valley RCMP warning public about the grandparents scam
Drayton Valley RCMP are warning residents about the grandparents scam.Grandparent scams commonly target seniors and usually involve a phone call from someone who pretends to be a grandchild, and often...
Mar 25, 2021
Faceoff between Hanyu and Chen easily goes to Olympic champ
STOCKHOLM - The faceoff between Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen was no contest. Japan's Hanyu, looking every bit the champion of the sport, won the short program Thursday at the World Figure Skating Cham...
Mar 25, 2021
Supreme Court to review provisions on evidence of sexual history in assault cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of provisions that govern evidence about an alleged assault victim's sexual history. The decision comes in the case of Shane Red...
Mar 25, 2021
Justices say accident victims can sue Ford in state courts
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford vehicles. The justices ...
Mar 25, 2021
Powell likens Fed's pandemic response to British at Dunkirk
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the economy barrelled toward a recession to British efforts in World War II ...
Mar 25, 2021
As freeze in air travel begins to thaw, United adds flights
With confidence rising that the end of the pandemic is growing closer, airports have begun to grow more crowded and airlines are starting to revive flights that vanished last year as people cancelled ...
Mar 25, 2021
A quick look at some of the reaction to the Supreme Court carbon tax decision
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday the federal carbon price is entirely constitutional. Here's a quick look at some of the reaction to the decision: "We welcome the Supreme Court's ru...
Mar 25, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for March 25, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:15 a.m. Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has reached a double-digit milestone, as 11 per cent of the country's adult populat...
Mar 25, 2021