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Some diplomatic posts offer to courier expat postal votes by polling day
OTTAWA - Tens of thousands of Canadians living abroad, including those not travelling because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have applied to vote remotely in the coming election. Over 45,000 expat Canadian...
Sep 03, 2021

Progress on Wet'suwet'en rights and title slower than parties would have liked
SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation says the progress on a memorandum of understanding signed last year marking the start of a new relationship betw...
Sep 03, 2021

Mask mandate returning to Alberta Saturday, other new measures announced
Edmonton - It's time to dust off your face masks - you will need them once again.The Government of Alberta announced a series of "temporary measures" Friday to curb the rising tide of COVID-19 cases, ...
Sep 03, 2021

Canada hopes to climb World Rugby rankings in World Cup qualifying run
While moving one step closer to Rugby World Cup qualification is the ultimate goal, Canada can climb the world rankings if it avoids defeat in the first leg of its World Cup qualifying series against ...
Sep 03, 2021

Territory's first since June: Nunavut reports case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet
IQALUIT - Nunavut is reporting one new case of COVID-19, the territory's first since June. The case is in Rankin Inlet, a community of about 3,000 people in Nunavut's central region. Acting chief publ...
Sep 03, 2021

Black Montreal man victim of wrongful arrest wasn't racially profiled: report
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge's report into the wrongful arrest of a Black man earlier this year concludes he was not the victim of racial profiling and that prosecutors and police officers acted reasonab...
Sep 03, 2021

Winner announced in second draw of Alberta’s “Open for Summer” lottery
CALGARY, AB - A Calgary woman is $1-million richer after being named the winner of the second round of the "Open for Summer" vaccine lottery.Amie Gee's name was drawn from over 1.85 million entries in...
Sep 03, 2021

Trudeau says he expects end soon to blood donation ban for gay, bisexual men
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he expects Canadian Blood Services to soon overturn a discriminatory policy that prevents many gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The Libe...
Sep 03, 2021

Red Deer swimmer Tammy Cunnington retires after final Paralympic swim
Her goggles filling with tears as she touched the wall during her final Paralympic race this week, Red Deer swimmer Tammy Cunnington has officially retired.Cunnington wrapped up her elite athletic car...
Sep 03, 2021

Canadian teen Danielle Dorris wins Paralympic gold and sets world record
The tears flowed well before "O Canada" played Friday. Danielle Dorris captured a gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly at the Tokyo Paralympics in spectacular fashion, breaking the world record twice....
Sep 03, 2021