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Swimming Canada confirms Olympic trials in Toronto have green light
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic swim trials can proceed next month in Toronto, Swimming Canada announced Thursday. The organization said in a release that Toronto Public Health has confirmed that the June ...
May 20, 2021
Man charged with killing Red Deer doctor appears in court
RED DEER, Alta. - A man charged in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic made a brief court appearance Thursday in advance of his trial later this year.Deng Mabiour, 54, h...
May 20, 2021
Statistics Canada reminds people to fill out 2021 census, may follow up in person
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is reminding people to fill out this year's census to avoid getting a visit at their door during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says later this month, census enumerators ...
May 20, 2021
Census-takers to soon start follow-ups with Canadian households
OTTAWA, ON - If you didn't complete your 2021 Census yet, you might get a knock on your door.Statistics Canada enumerators will start follow-ups with dwellings from which completed questionnaires have...
May 20, 2021
Veteran striker Dom Dwyer looks to repay Toronto FC for its faith in him
One game into his career with Toronto FC and veteran striker Dom Dwyer says he already has plenty to be thankful for. The 30-year-old Dwyer became a free agent after a 2020 season with Orlando City SC...
May 20, 2021
Drayton Valley RCMP seize various drugs and charge two for drug trafficking
A pair of Drayton Valley residents are facing drug and weapons charges following police searches at two local residences last week. On May 14, after a lengthy investigation, Drayton Valley RCMP Genera...
May 20, 2021
U Sports honours basketball graduates for leadership in communities
U Sports basketball graduates Nancy Knowlton of the Bishop's Gaiters and George Lengvari Jr., of the Concordia Stingers and McGill Redbirds have won the inaugural Mitchell Family Alumni of the Year Aw...
May 20, 2021
Canada's vaccine pace outstripping much of the world but still lags on second doses
OTTAWA - Canada is expected to move ahead of the United States today in at least one of the markers in the race to herd immunity against COVID-19. By the end of the day nearly 49 per cent of all Canad...
May 20, 2021
House approves $1.9B to bolster Capitol security after riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to bolster security at the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to harden the co...
May 20, 2021
'Crisis delayed': experts say drop in N.S. suicides in 2020 doesn't tell full story
HALIFAX - The number of suicides recorded in Nova Scotia in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was the lowest since 2014. According to new government data, 120 people in Nova Scotia killed themselves i...
May 20, 2021