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House parties and other gatherings blamed for Iqaluit's rise in COVID-19 cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says house parties and visits between households are to blame for a rise in COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit. Dr. Michael Patterson says he knows of a...
May 06, 2021
NDP promises foreign buyers' tax, half a million new homes to cool housing market
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging a hefty foreign home buyers' tax and "massive" investment in housing to chill a boiling-hot real estate market. Singh's election campaign-style promise, u...
May 06, 2021
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Quebec money laundering case quashed over delays
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in a case where the conviction of four people accused of money laundering on behalf of the Hells Angels was quashed over unreasonable legal del...
May 06, 2021
Hospital investigating whether woman who died after AstraZeneca shot was turned away
EDMONTON - Officials with an Edmonton hospital say they're investigating what happened when a woman who would later die sought help at the emergency department after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. A fa...
May 06, 2021
Muslim, civil liberties groups to appeal Quebec court ruling on religious symbols law
MONTREAL - Two groups that unsuccessfully challenged Quebec's religious symbols law in court say they'll be appealing last month's ruling. The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civ...
May 06, 2021
Town of Rocky adjust to latest provincial public health restrictions
Following Alberta's new COVID-19 restrictions announced on May 4, the Town of Rocky Mountain House is adjusting its operations in order to comply.As of Thursday, May 5, masks are mandatory in indoor p...
May 06, 2021
Liberals pressed to ease access to EI parental leave to help unemployed moms
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing increasing pressure to close a loophole preventing new mothers from having their maternity leave fully covered. The Opposition Conservatives are asking the Li...
May 06, 2021
Team Jigger Foundation launches Chair Aware 2021
With further COVID-19 restrictions announced by the Alberta Government on Tuesday, May 4, organizers and partners of the first ever Chair Aware event have decided to postpone the fundraiser until such...
May 06, 2021
Organizers, media, viewers pivot after curling TV and streaming feeds shut down
The venerable supports of pandemic-era sports media coverage - television and streaming - have been critical lifelines for reporters tasked with remote filing in the absence of regular in-person acces...
May 06, 2021
NHL fines Rangers $250K for criticizing player safety call
The New York Rangers were fined an extraordinary $250,000 by the NHL on Thursday for "demeaning" public comments about head of player safety George Parros. After the league's department of player safe...
May 06, 2021