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Canadians favour stricter gun control, mandatory buyback of banned firearms: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests two-thirds of Canadians favour stricter gun-control laws - and more than half believe that should include a mandatory buyback program for prohibited firearms. The poll, co...
Mar 30, 2021
Alberta accepting Culture Days grant applications until May 7
EDMONTON - Grant applications for Alberta Culture Days 2021 are now being accepted.Community organizations can apply for three different categories of grants, based on the number of days of programmin...
Mar 30, 2021
Criminal laws violate charter rights of sex workers, advocates say in court challenge
OTTAWA - An alliance of 25 sex worker rights groups is asking the Ontario Court of Justice to strike down several sections of the Criminal Code as unconstitutional. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work ...
Mar 30, 2021
Masonic halls in North Vancouver, Vancouver hit by separate fires early Tuesday
VANCOUVER - Fire crews have responded to separate fires at three buildings operated by the Freemason society in Metro Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP say in a statement a fire broke out just before 7 ...
Mar 30, 2021
Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says
OTTAWA - A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to embrace "aggressive incrementalism" on their promised path toward a national child-care system, arguing the government should quickly build on w...
Mar 30, 2021
With ship now freed, a probe into Suez Canal blockage begins
SUEZ, Egypt - Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question that could...
Mar 30, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays extending stay in Dunedin, Fla., because of COVID-19 restrictions
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will stay in Dunedin, Fla., for their third homestand of the season because of COVID-19 restrictions. The May 14-24 homestand has been added to the TD Ballpark schedule...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other COVID-19 vaccines: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians are much more wary about being injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine than they are about receiving other vaccines approved for use in Canada, a new poll suggests. Just 53 per...
Mar 30, 2021
Teenage winger Theo Corbeanu impresses in first two outings for Canada
After missing out on Canada's January camp, teenage winger Theo Corbeanu wasted little time showing what he can do in World Cup soccer qualifying. The 18-year-old from Hamilton scored off the bench in...
Mar 30, 2021
Another win, loss weekend for Thunder
It was another win one, lose one weekend for the Drayton Valley Thunder in AJHL action. Friday night, the Thunder pulled out a 4-3 win over the Grande Prairie Storm at the Omniplex.The Thunder and Sto...
Mar 30, 2021