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Enhanced mediation to start Tuesday between U of L and faculty
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A mediator is set to step in early this week to try to help the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors (the board) and the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) rea...
Mar 14, 2022

Alberta's COVID-19 numbers for March 14, 2022
PROVINCIAL NUMBERS*Numbers are up to date as of previous day's end. Numbers in parentheses represent a three-day change unless otherwise notedHospitalizations: 986 (-59)ICU admissions: 73 (-1)Deaths: ...
Mar 14, 2022

Lewis calls Bill 21 'religious discrimination,' Poilievre hopes Quebec repeals law
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate and rookie MP Leslyn Lewis says a Quebec law restricting public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work is "explicit religi...
Mar 14, 2022

'The whole system falls apart': Nunavut group concerned about Ottawa care home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A group representing Nunavut elders says a seniors home in Ottawa is failing Inuit who are sent there. In a March 7 letter to Nunavut Health Minister John Main, the Pairijait Tigumi...
Mar 14, 2022

Toronto FC says teenage fullback Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty has been cleared to train
Toronto FC says fullback Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, who was forced to leave Saturday's 2-1 loss in Columbus with an apparent leg injury, has been cleared to train as normal this week. The news did not l...
Mar 14, 2022

Maple Leafs star Matthews suspended two games for cross-checking Sabres' Dahlin
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been suspended two games without pay for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin on Sunday. Under the terms of the Collective B...
Mar 14, 2022

Kevin Gausman impresses teammates in first bullpen session with Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - A small crowd gathered as Kevin Gausman began his first official bullpen session as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Players, coaches, scouts, and reporters all slowed down or stoppe...
Mar 14, 2022

Canada's new electric-vehicle registrations soar in 2021 but still lag behind Europe
OTTAWA - More new electric vehicles hit the road in Canada last year than ever before but the growth is nowhere near what is happening in Europe. Statistics Canada says more than 65,000 new battery-on...
Mar 14, 2022

Grant purchases third Mohawk Million slot hoping he has a horse to contend for title
He's yet to win the Mohawk Million but Brad Grant has certainly had the Midas touch in the race for two-year-old trotters. Grant, one of Woodbine's most prominent harness owners, has made a deal for h...
Mar 14, 2022

Courts will have to consider reasonableness of delays during COVID-19, experts say
TORONTO - Canadian courts grappling with the aftermath of pandemic closures and restrictions will have to parse out how much of the delays during COVID-19 should be deemed reasonable and unavoidable a...
Mar 14, 2022