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'It's been too long': Canadian travelers welcome news of U.S. land border reopening
Canadians with family in the United States expressed relief Wednesday at the prospect of soon being able to drive across the border to visit their loved ones. Betty Chaborek, who turned 77 on Wednesda...
Oct 13, 2021
Canada's Jordyn Huitema scores a hat trick for Paris Saint-Germain
PARIS - Canadian forward Jordyn Huitema scored three goals in 17 minutes Wednesday to help Paris Saint-Germain defeat Ukraine's WFC Kharkiv 5-0 in UEFA Women's Champions League group play. The 20-year...
Oct 13, 2021
Canadians cheer, Freeland urges caution as U.S. unveils land border travel plan
WASHINGTON - A motley coalition of elected officials, bilateral business leaders and travellers-turned-lobbyists briefly cheered the coming reprieve from restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border Wednesd...
Oct 13, 2021
Safety board releasing results of investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board will release the results of its investigation into the possibility that a freight train might have started a wildfire that destroyed the community of L...
Oct 13, 2021
Jets sign forward Evgeny Svechnikov to one-year, two-way contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Evgeny Svechnikov on a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal carries an average annual of US$750,000 in the NHL. Svechniko...
Oct 13, 2021
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's largest cities say they need federal aid to cover tens of millions in ridership revenue shortfalls to stave off a stalling of the country's economic recovery. The COVID...
Oct 13, 2021
Central Alberta café owner sentenced for breaching public health orders
The owner of a central Alberta caf convicted of breaching public health orders this spring has been sentenced to three days in jail satisfied by time already served, and sanctioned with a fine of $20,...
Oct 13, 2021
Veteran rider Hugo Houle latest Canadian to join Israel Start-Up Nation
Veteran Canadian Hugo Houle will ride for Israel Start-Up Nation next year. The 31-year-old from Sainte-Perpetue, Que., joins fellow Canadians Michael Woods, Alex Cataford, Guillaume Boivin and James ...
Oct 13, 2021
B.C. civil rights group sues federal government over prolonged confinement in prisons
VANCOUVER - A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over prolonged solitary confinement two years after British Columbia's top court ruled it is a violation of priso...
Oct 13, 2021
Oilers sign Sceviour, put Kassian and Archibald on injured reserve
EDMONTON - Forward Colton Sceviour signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The deal has an average annual value of $750,000. Forward Zack Kassian was placed on injur...
Oct 13, 2021