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Montreal Impact's Maximiliano Urruti out six to eight weeks after knee surgery
Montreal Impact forward Maximiliano Urruti has undergone surgery to repair an injured meniscus in his right knee. The club announced the news Monday, saying in a release that the procedure was s...
Nov 30, 2020

Quebec booksellers' group apologizes, republishes post outlining premier's top reads
MONTREAL - An association of Quebec booksellers says it acted in haste when it removed an online list outlining reading recommendations from Premier Francois Legault. Legault shared some of his favour...
Nov 30, 2020

No text of Canada-U.K. trade deal, minister says as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canada's International Trade Minister Mary Ng says she guarantee that MPs will see a bill to ratify the new provisional Canada-Britain trade agreement before Parliament breaks for Christmas o...
Nov 30, 2020

Nunavut to start lifting its two-week lockdown as COVID-19 cases recover
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to start lifting a two-week lockdown on Wednesday as more people infected with COVID-19 recover. The lockdown that shuttered all schools and non-essential businesse...
Nov 30, 2020

Restoring civil liberties in Canada post-pandemic a concern for legal experts
TORONTO - Canadians willingly, unwillingly, and sometimes unknowingly, gave up some of their civil liberties over the past eight months to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. Legal experts who specia...
Nov 30, 2020

Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures...
Nov 30, 2020

Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes fell for the second consecutive month as lack of available homes continues to stifle house hunters. The National Association...
Nov 30, 2020

Four Canadians to ride for Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team in 2021
Guillaume Boivin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team, bringing the number of Canadians on the 32-rider squad to four.Boivin joins Ottawa's Michael Woo...
Nov 30, 2020

Rita Ora says sorry for lockdown-breaching birthday party
LONDON - British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was "a serious and inexcusable error of judgment." The Sun newspaper ran photos of...
Nov 30, 2020

City council begins budget deliberations
Today marks day one of deliberations as Red Deer city council considers the proposed $219.2 million capital budget and $379.5 million operating budget for 2021.City officials said earlier this month t...
Nov 30, 2020