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Liberals move toward changing federal drug policy as opioid deaths spike
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is taking steps toward promised changes to federal drug policy and looking at how to reduce opioid-related deaths during the pandemic. Ottawa launched a national c...
Aug 20, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for August 20
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...
Aug 20, 2020

13 Red Deer Olymel employees test negative for COVID-19
Officials with Olymel say all 13 of the employees at their Red Deer pork processing facility who were sent for COVID-19 tests after another worker tested positive have been cleared to return to work. ...
Aug 20, 2020

NHL Notebook: Canadiens hoping to have Brendan Gallagher for Game 6
TORONTO - Brendan Gallagher dragged the Canadiens into the fight with their backs against the wall. Now they're left to wonder if the heart-and-soul winger will be available when Montre...
Aug 20, 2020

Virtual fundraiser underway for Valour Place
Supporters from across Canada are taking on fun challenges and fundraising to support Valour Place - a temporary home away from home for military, veterans, RCMP, families of the fallen, and first res...
Aug 20, 2020

Montreal groups collect race-based COVID-19 data after Quebec flip-flops
MONTREAL - Community groups in Montreal say they had no choice but to go at it alone after the Quebec government went back on a pledge to collect race-based data to help trace the impact of COVID-19 o...
Aug 20, 2020

Dominic LeBlanc meets N.L. Premier Andrew Furey, hints at support for oil sector
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc hinted Thursday that details about federal support for Newfoundland and Labrador's troubled oil and gas sector...
Aug 20, 2020

Kentucky man faces $750K fine for breaking Canadian quarantine rules
CALGARY - A Kentucky man could face a fine of up to $750,000 or six months in jail for allegedly violating a quarantine order in the Alberta Rockies in late June.John Pennington, 40, was initially giv...
Aug 20, 2020

Gurriel chops Blue Jays to 3-2 win over Phillies in Game 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. chopped a single over a drawn-in infield in the seventh and final inning to drive in Teoscar Hernndez, who earlier made a gutsy baserunning move, and lift the Toron...
Aug 20, 2020

A guide to the new EI and the government's three new benefits for workers
TORONTO - The federal government is switching up its relief programs for unemployed Canadians after doling out $69.37 billion to 8.61 million people across the country whose jobs were impacted by...
Aug 20, 2020