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Marco Muzzo, drunk driver who killed four, granted full parole
A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that captured national attention was granted full parole Tuesday more than five years after the incident.The deci...
Feb 09, 2021
Penguins hire Hextall as GM, Burke as director of hockey ops
PITTSBURGH - Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to a former rival to help them keep the Stanley Cup window open for Sidney Crosby and company. The team hired former Philadelphia Fly...
Feb 09, 2021
Spy chief says China is bent on stealing Canadian secrets, silencing critics
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing's policies. In a ...
Feb 09, 2021
Doubts raised over protections from reinstated 1976 Alberta coal policy
Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining.Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a 1976 policy...
Feb 09, 2021
Police: Multiple people shot at Minnesota clinic; 1 detained
BUFFALO, Minn. - Multiple people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward, police said. The shooting happened at an Allina clinic in Buffalo, a ci...
Feb 09, 2021
Province expanding rapid COVID testing at care homes, developing workplace pilots
The Government of Alberta growing its COVID-19 testing capacity.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Tuesday that 36,000 staff in care facilities across Alberta will have regular rapid tests."I'm p...
Feb 09, 2021
Questions arise over protections from reinstated Alberta coal policy
EDMONTON - Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining. Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a...
Feb 09, 2021
NBA names Raptors 905 top G League franchise for 2019-20 season
Raptors 905 has been named the NBA G League franchise of the year for the 2019-20 season.The NBA announced Tuesday that the Toronto Raptors' affiliate is being given the annual award for its performan...
Feb 09, 2021
Queer online series meets eager Russian LGBTQ audience
MOSCOW - Russian film director Andrei Fenochka says his online series about queer young people is important for LGBTQ people in a country that bans gay "propaganda" among minors. Fenochka's "Here I Co...
Feb 09, 2021
Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...
Feb 09, 2021