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CDC says guidance still to come on whether U.S. to require land-border COVID-19 test
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials aren't ruling out the possibility that fully vaccinated foreign visitors will need a recent negative COVID-19 test in order to cross the land border with Canada. The latest...
Oct 26, 2021
Two workers trapped after scaffold collapse at Domtar plant in Eastern Townships
WINDSOR, Que. - Two people remain trapped in the debris after a multi-storey scaffold collapsed overnight at a paper mill in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Sylvain Bricault, the manager of the Domtar mil...
Oct 26, 2021
Sylvan Lake man sentenced in drug trafficking operation
A Sylvan Lake man has been sentenced to over four and a half years in jail for his part in a central Alberta drug trafficking operation.Dallas Anthony Griffin, 34, was handed a 56 month sentence in Re...
Oct 26, 2021
Stanback, Lewis, Hunter give Alouettes sweep of top performer awards for Week 12
TORONTO - The Montreal Alouettes swept the performer of the week awards for Week 12 of the CFL season, with running back William Stanback taking top honours. Alouettes receiver Eugene Lewis and defens...
Oct 26, 2021
Province proposes stronger review of capital projects
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government is proposing legislation to make the decisions on capital infrastructure projects "criteria-based."If passed, the Infrastructure Accountability Act will legislate...
Oct 26, 2021
Anand to lead war on military sex misconduct as Canada's second defence minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is tapping the former procurement minister to become Canada's next defence minister. Anita Anand's arrival in the position follows months of controversy surround...
Oct 26, 2021
Trudeau appoints mental health and addiction minister to new cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a new ministry to tackle his elections promises on mental health and addictions. Carolyn Bennett, who served recently as minister of Crown-Indigenous...
Oct 26, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: PM Trudeau unveils larger cabinet with nine new faces
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is swearing in his new cabinet, a slightly larger lineup that adds nine new faces, drops three and moves most other senior ministers to new posts. In one of the ...
Oct 26, 2021
Virus cut access to courts but opened door to virtual future
Just two reporters were allowed inside a Georgia courtroom to serve as the eyes and ears of the public when jury selection began for the men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Pandemic restrictions...
Oct 26, 2021
The Latest: Trudeau to announce new cabinet after winning second minority mandate
OTTAWA - The Latest on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement of his new team of cabinet ministers. A major shuffle is expected. All times local: 9:26 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ...
Oct 26, 2021