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Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike
HALIFAX - In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has introduced strict new rules for people arriving in the province from outside the Atlantic region. With 15 new c...
Nov 09, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott left angry and bitter over team's demise
TORONTO - One week after Super League rejected the Toronto Wolfpack's bid for reinstatement, Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott remains angry, bitter and incredulous. "I won't pull any punches," said the ...
Nov 09, 2020
Red Deer doctor makes 'heart-wrenching' decision to move to B.C.
A Red Deer doctor says she is leaving for greener pastures in British Columbia.Dr. Lauralee Dukeshire says the "heart-wrenching" decision is based solely on actions of the Alberta Government, which ha...
Nov 09, 2020
Camp for developmentally disabled faces uncertain future after losing provincial funding
The future remains uncertain for a central Alberta camp tailored to meet the needs of adults with developmental disabilities.On Friday, officials with Camp L.G. Barnes near Bentley expressed their dis...
Nov 09, 2020
Alberta's GDP grew just 0.1 per cent in 2019
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta's economy was struggling to grow.A new report from Stats Canada, real gross domestic product (GDP) nation-wide rose 1.9 per cent in 2019 with every provinc...
Nov 09, 2020
List shortened to eight for possible face of new $5 bill
TORONTO, ON- The list of who will be the next face of the $5 bill has been shortened to eight worthy candidates. The Advisory Council shortlisted the candidates from more than 600 eligible nominees su...
Nov 09, 2020
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes w...
Nov 09, 2020
No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer
Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq after the territory confirmed its second case of COVID-19 in the community on the weekend. ...
Nov 09, 2020
Terry Fox among notable Canadians on shortlist for new $5 bill
OTTAWA - Terry Fox, who captivated a nation as he ran to raise awareness and money for cancer research, is among a group of notable Canadians shortlisted to appear on the new $5 bill. Fox is among the...
Nov 09, 2020
President-elect's long to-do list to include repairing damaged Canada-U.S. ties
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Joe Biden's to-do list just got a whole lot longer - and it's a safe bet it now includes patching the holes in Canada's relationship with the United States. But first, Biden has mor...
Nov 09, 2020