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'Free Our Finest' underway in support of Special Olympics Alberta
Mounties, corrections officers, and Special Olympic athletes are taking over the north Red Deer Walmart again this weekend, as part of their 'Free Our Finest' event to raise funds through the Law Enfo...
Aug 27, 2021
Coroner releases report into 2020 death of six snowmobilers in Lac-St-Jean, Que.
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has found that a lack of signage and an ill-fated decision to take an unfamiliar shortcut contributed to the deaths of five French snowmobilers and their guide in the Lac-S...
Aug 27, 2021
Ida aims to hit New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina anniversary
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell wants everyone who lives or works outside the city's levee protection system to evacuate well ahead of an expected hit by Hurricane Ida on Sunday. ...
Aug 27, 2021
Federal government posts $12.7B deficit for June, spending down and revenue up
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a deficit of $12.7 billion for June compared with a deficit of $33.6 billion in June 2020. The drop in the deficit came as spending dropped compared with a year ...
Aug 27, 2021
Speed a factor in crash that took lives of three hockey players in B. C: police
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties say their initial investigation shows speed was a factor in a crash that killed three teenage hockey players in Surrey, B.C. In a news release, police say investigators have fo...
Aug 27, 2021
Speed a factor in crash that took lives of three hockey players in B. C: police
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties say their initial investigation shows speed was a factor in a crash that killed three teenage hockey players in Surrey, B.C. In a news release, police say investigators have fo...
Aug 27, 2021
Silver medal a symbol of perseverance for Canadian Para judo athlete Priscilla Gagne
TOKYO - For Canadian Para judo athlete Priscilla Gagne, winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics is about more than taking home a piece of fancy hardware. "To me, it's such a symbol of hope or ...
Aug 27, 2021
Brutal benchmark: Arizona passes 1 million COVID-19 cases
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona surpassed 1 million COVID-19 cases Friday, becoming the 13th state to reach the grim milestone while contending with yet another major spike in infections. The benchmark is the ...
Aug 27, 2021
NDP stresses universal pharmacare pledge, looking to distinguish party from Liberals
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Jagmeet Singh says a New Democrat government would aim to implement universal pharmacare, starting next year. At a campaign stop Friday in Thunder Bay, Ont., the New Democrat leade...
Aug 27, 2021
Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines for kids 12 to 17 years old
OTTAWA - Health Canada has finally given the green light for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to be used to inoculate kids as young as 12. The original approval for Moderna in December 2020 was only for peo...
Aug 27, 2021