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Jonathan Drouin stars in shootout as Habs beat Flyers 3-2 in empty arena
MONTREAL - Jonathan Drouin was the lone scorer in the shootout as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday in an empty Bell Centre. Quebec public health officials asked the ...
Dec 16, 2021
Regina's Kali Christ wins gold for Canada at Four Continents speedskating event
CALGARY - Regina's Kali Christ brought home gold in the women's 1,500 metres on Thursday, the second day of the Four Continents speedskating championship. Christ finished in one minute 57.679 seconds ...
Dec 16, 2021
Canucks appoint Stan Smyl vice president, keep Sedins, Ryan Johnson in former roles
Vancouver Canucks president and interim general manager Jim Rutherford continues to fill out his front office, naming Stan Smyl his vice president of hockey operations The Canucks (13-15-2) announced ...
Dec 16, 2021
Senate set to pass pandemic aid bill after MPs leave for winter break
OTTAWA - The Senate was poised to give quick approval Thursday to a new round of pandemic aid after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a pre-Christmas plea to rubberstamp the help and promised th...
Dec 16, 2021
Sports in 2021 will partly be remembered for its coaching scandals
TORONTO - The gut-wrenching details of the sexual violence suffered by Chicago Blackhawks prospect Kyle Beach rocked the NHL in 2021. The scandal shattered Chicago's once-shiny reputation, raised ques...
Dec 16, 2021
N.W.T. replaces Alberta curriculum for junior kindergarten to Grade 12 with B.C.'s
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will no longer teach Alberta's curriculum in its schools. The territory says it has signed an agreement with British Columbia to teach its junior kinder...
Dec 16, 2021
1,650 AHS staff on unpaid leave due to vaccination status
Alberta Health Services says local breakdowns of numbers of how many staff are now on unpaid leave because they are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 are not available.AHS does outline in a statement ...
Dec 16, 2021
Police in Alberta to offer “immediate access” to addiction treatment to arrested individuals
Police in Alberta are making history.The province has announced a first in Canada, noting police officers will now be able to offer immediate access to addiction treatment upon an individual's arrest....
Dec 16, 2021
AP sources: Senate Dems’ immigration bid suffers key setback
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate parliamentarian has said a Democratic effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. should be dropped from an expansive social and environment bill, ...
Dec 16, 2021
Recorded Omicron cases double in last day across Alberta
The total number of recorded Omicron COVID-19 cases went from 60 to 119 in the last day, almost double.There have been eight cases recorded in Central Zone, though the bulk of them -- 82 -- are in Cal...
Dec 16, 2021