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Members of Congress call out Canada for approving Neo Lithium sale to Chinese company
WASHINGTON - A group of House Republicans wants to know more about why Canada didn't red-flag the pending Chinese takeover of a lithium producer with offices in Toronto. The three members of Congress ...
Feb 24, 2022

Health Canada authorizes plant-based, Canadian-developed COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada authorized a new COVID-19 vaccine Thursday that it touted as the first greenlit shot to be developed by a Canadian company and the first to be made with plant-based technology. Known as ...
Feb 24, 2022

Laval gets third chance to host AHL All-Star Classic after last two events postponed
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Laval Rocket are getting a third chance to host the American Hockey League's All-Star Classic. The AHL said in a release Thursday that the 2023 all-star showcase will take pla...
Feb 24, 2022

Oversight committee rules out mysterious brain disease in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - An expert committee has determined there is no evidence of a mysterious brain disease in New Brunswick. The oversight committee of six neurologists was created last year after provincial...
Feb 24, 2022

Missing: Shira Saddleback, 41, of Maskwacis
Maskwacis & Rocky Mountain House RCMP are requesting the public's help in locating Shira Saddleback, 41, from the Maskwacis area.Saddleback was last believed to be in Rocky Mountain House on the e...
Feb 24, 2022

'Barbarian act:' World leaders condemn Russia on Ukraine
TOKYO (AP) - As Russian troops attacked Ukraine, world leaders reacted Thursday with outrage - one called it "an unjustified barbarian act" - and vowed to both tighten sanctions and hold the Kremlin a...
Feb 24, 2022

Edmonton police say innocent man killed after officers fire on robbery suspect
EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton say officers shot and killed a robbery suspect Wednesday night, but an innocent man in a nearby apartment building was also hit by gunfire. Chief Dale McFee says the man ...
Feb 24, 2022

Alberta political leaders voice support for Ukraine
Alberta's government is contributing $1 million to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress to help coordinate and deliver much-needed humanitarian aid in Ukraine. "Our government will always stand by Ukrainia...
Feb 24, 2022

O'Neill learns his way on roller-coaster soccer journey that has led him to Toronto FC
TORONTO - Just 28, Shane O'Neill has moved from Major League Soccer to Cyprus, Belgium, England, the Netherlands and back again. Now part of a revamped Toronto FC defence, the Irish-born Colorado-rais...
Feb 24, 2022

Close to 2 years on as VP of culture and inclusion, Raptors' Wiggins has just begun
John Wiggins has been preparing for what he's doing now his whole life. Even if he wasn't aware of it. The important work the Toronto Raptors do off the court that John helps spearhead has been someth...
Feb 24, 2022