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Raptors clear Siakam, VanVleet, Flynn and McCaw to return to practice
Four Toronto Raptors are one step closer to returning. Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Malachi Flynn and Patrick McCaw were cleared to practise in Detroit on Tuesday after being sidelined for health and...
Mar 16, 2021
Officials in B.C., Washington state team up against invasive giant hornets
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Officials with the British Columbia and Washington state agriculture departments along with U.S. federal agencies are teaming up to trap, track and destroy invasive Asian giant hornet...
Mar 16, 2021
Olds College partners with Cervus Equipment on Smart Farm operations
Olds College and Cervus Equipment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the operation of the college's Smart Farm. The five-year agreement will see Cervus provide John Deer...
Mar 16, 2021
Five things to know about NACI's new advice on AstraZeneca's vaccine and seniors
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization adjusted Tuesday its advice for the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to say that it can now be given to seniors. On March 1, NACI said the...
Mar 16, 2021
Proposed ‘Citizen Initiative Act’ aims to get more Albertans involved in legislative process
EDMONTON, AB - The province wants more Albertans to be involved in the legislative process.The proposed Bill 51, the Citizen Initiative Act, would allow any resident in the province to bring forward a...
Mar 16, 2021
Judge rules 16 names in Nova Scotia mass shooting warrants to remain redacted
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge has ruled that the names of 16 people who gave statements to police following last April's mass shooting will remain redacted. In a written decision released today, Judge...
Mar 16, 2021
Carve-outs to mandatory hotel quarantine announced for temporary foreign workers
OTTAWA - Temporary foreign workers will continue to be exempt from mandatory hotel quarantines if they are asymptomatic upon arrival in Canada and have private transport to their work sites. But those...
Mar 16, 2021
With limited cap room, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin not likely to be active at deadline
MONTREAL - Marc Bergevin isn't expecting to go hunting for major reinforcements ahead of the trade deadline, mainly due to being tight against the salary cap. During a midseason review, the Montreal C...
Mar 16, 2021
'She was one of a kind:' Friend of Alberta teen killed in school says she loved art
EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends. Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, has been char...
Mar 16, 2021
Toronto FC signs general manager Ali Curtis to a multi-year contract extension
Toronto FC has signed general manager Ali Curtis to a multi-year contract extension. The 42-year-old Curtis joined Toronto in January 2019 in the wake of Tim Bezbatchenko's departure to run his hometo...
Mar 16, 2021