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Canadian Denis Shapovalov books spot in third round of Italian Open
ROME - Denis Shapovalov is joining fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the third round of the Italian Open. The 13th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat Italian Stefano Travaglia 7-...
May 12, 2021

Alberta justice minister sorry for saying feds, others rooting for COVID disaster
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says he was wrong to accuse Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, Alberta's Opposition N-D-P, and the media of rooting for COVID-19 to buckle his province's...
May 12, 2021

Focus on helping right whales survive, not assigning blame: Canadian official
HALIFAX - A Canada-U.S. spat over who is responsible for the recent death of a critically endangered right whale has prompted a senior Canadian official to suggest there's got to be a better way of se...
May 12, 2021

Man charged in O'Chiese shooting death to stand trial
A man charged in relation to a shooting death last summer at O'Chiese First Nation has been ordered to stand trial.A preliminary hearing held last week in Rocky Mountain House provincial court for Lyl...
May 12, 2021

Alberta businesses and non-profits can apply for COVID rapid test kits through chambers of commerce
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is teaming with Alberta Chambers of Commerce to ensure small and medium-sized businesses have easy access to rapid COVID testing kits.Alberta is now the first ...
May 12, 2021

Questions remain about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot in Canada
Questions remained Wednesday about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada as Manitoba limited use of the shot and Ontario said it was deciding how it would use an incoming shipment res...
May 12, 2021

Final court dates set in Meng Wanzhou's case as her lawyers ask to bring new evidence
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer say they will apply to introduce new evidence in her extradition case next month. A B.C. Supreme Court judge set June 29 and 30 for a hearing o...
May 12, 2021

Crown seeks life sentence for youth in terrorism case
OTTAWA - The Crown is seeking a life sentence for a teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges including possession of explosive material and counselling someone to detonate a bomb. The ...
May 12, 2021

Nunavut working to get Pfizer vaccine for territory's teens
Nunavut's chief public health officer says the government is working to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for teens, but he says there is no timeline on when doses might arrive. Dr. Michael Pat...
May 12, 2021

Four people ticketed for attending anti-lockdown rally at Whistle Stop Café: RCMP
RCMP say they ticketed four people after an anti-lockdown rally was attended by hundreds in central Alberta over the weekend.A "Save Alberta Campout Protest" was held Saturday outside the Whistle Stop...
May 12, 2021