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Remaining protesters say they will not leave until all COVID restrictions are lifted
OTTAWA - Crowds have thinned out considerably on Parliament Hill and the surrounding area, where anti-COVID restrictions demonstrators have been protesting for days. But those that remain say they are...
Feb 01, 2022

A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK'd books
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - As the Chinese government tightened its grip over its ethnic Uyghur population, it sentenced one man to death and three others to life in prison last year for textbooks drawn in ...
Jan 31, 2022

Halak, Boeser help Canucks top Blackhawks 3-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Vancouver Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau likes his goaltender tandem of Thatcher Demko and Jaroslav Halak. It was Halak's turn on Monday night. Halak made 20 saves and Brock Boeser scored...
Jan 31, 2022

Tim Stutzle finds OT winner as Senators edge Oilers 3-2
Tim Stutzle scored a picture perfect overtime goal as the Ottawa Senators beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Monday night. Stutzle squeezed the puck to the top corner to beat Mikko Koskinen with 37.6 second...
Jan 31, 2022

Red Deer city council approves temporary shelter development permit and mitigation strategies fund
Red Deer city council approved at Monday's meeting the development permit for the temporary shelter at Cannery Row, allowing operations until Feb. 1, 2024. Council also approved $513,600 over two year...
Jan 31, 2022

NHL, players' association announces new changes to COVID-19 protocol
The National Hockey League and its players' association announced new changes to its COVID-19 protocol, including a removal of daily tests for the fully vaccinated. The league says the new rules will ...
Jan 31, 2022

Raptors end Hawks' 7-game win streak behind Trent, Siakam
ATLANTA - Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors snapped Atlanta's seven-game winning streak with a 106-100 victory on Monday night. Trent, who has scored at l...
Jan 31, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs stage latest comeback win to beat New Jersey Devils 6-4
TORONTO - Jason Spezza, Mitch Marner and Ilya Mikheyev scored third-period goals to give the Toronto Maple Leafs another comeback win, this time a 6-4 decision against the New Jersey Devils on Monday....
Jan 31, 2022

Appeal to stop ID requirements at Alberta’s SCSs dismissed
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court has dismissed an appeal from harm reduction advocates who wanted to stop a provincial policy that requires people who want to use a supervised consumption site to provid...
Jan 31, 2022

Divergent views on how best to help Ukraine mark emergency Commons debate
OTTAWA - All parties in the House of Commons agree that Canada must stand in solidarity with Ukraine but they're showing sharp divisions over how best to do that. In an emergency debate tonight on Rus...
Jan 31, 2022