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Toronto Blue Jays sign president and CEO Mark Shapiro to five-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed team president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro to a five-year contract extension. Team owner Rogers Communications confirmed the signing in a post ...
Jan 13, 2021
Alberta musician Corb Lund comes out against proposed coal mines in Rocky Mountains
An Alberta musician is coming out against proposed coal mines for the province's Rocky Mountains. Corb Lund, who has sung around the world about cowboy culture and rural life for decades, has released...
Jan 13, 2021
Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Kyrie Wilson signs two-year extension with club
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American linebacker Kyrie Wilson to a two-year contract extension.Wilson returns to the club for a fourth season.The native of Fresno, Calif., started ...
Jan 13, 2021
Air Canada slashes capacity, cutting more jobs
MONTREAL -- Air Canada says it will cut 1,700 jobs as it scales down flights for the first quarter of 2021.The 25 per cent reduction in service will also affect 200 employees at Air Canada's Express c...
Jan 13, 2021
Red Deer RCMP warn of email fraud
Red Deer RCMP are warning the public of recent incidents where fraudsters impersonated a business colleague in an attempt to defraud multiple individuals.Red Deer RCMP says they were alerted to incide...
Jan 13, 2021
Seven residents at Montreal care home get COVID-19 after receiving first vaccine dose
MONTREAL - Seven residents of a Montreal long-term care centre who received a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have contracted COVID-19. Management at the Maimonides Geriatric Centre informed...
Jan 13, 2021
Vaccine panel says Canada can delay second dose of COVID-19 vaccine if shortage
OTTAWA - Canada's national panel of vaccine experts says the second COVID-19 vaccine dose can be delayed briefly in a bid to get more people a first dose faster. The National Advisory Committee on Imm...
Jan 13, 2021
Not only goalies wear masks: NHL coaches must cover faces
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice struggled to blow a whistle while wearing a mask. Barry Trotz couldn't see if one of his New York Islanders players was skating toward him because his mask had helped fog u...
Jan 13, 2021
Not only goalies wear masks: NHL coaches must cover faces
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice struggled to blow a whistle while wearing a mask. Barry Trotz couldn't see if one of his New York Islanders players was skating toward him because his mask had helped fog u...
Jan 13, 2021
Sarah, Duchess of York, to publish debut historical romance
LONDON - Sarah, the Duchess of York, has landed a book deal for her debut novel for adults, a historical romance fictionalizing the life and loves of her great-great-great aunt. In a promotional video...
Jan 13, 2021