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Quebec anti-corruption police investigating fake COVID-19 vaccine passports
MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption unit says it is carrying out a "large-scale" investigation into cases of alleged fraud related to the production and sale of false COVID-19 vaccine passports. The p...
Jan 20, 2022
Vancouver Canucks stars Demko, Miller test positive for COVID-19
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks COVID-19 outbreak continues, with star goalie Thatcher Demko and forward J.T. Miller testing positive for the virus via rapid tests on Thursday. Both players were hel...
Jan 20, 2022
Winnipeg Jets place Nikolaj Ehlers on injured reserve after knee-on-knee hit
NASHVILLE - Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers has been placed on injured reserve after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Washington defenceman Dmitry Orlov. The incident, which didn't result in a pena...
Jan 20, 2022
Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-sign all-star linebacker Bighill to extension
Money wasn't the overriding factor in Adam Bighill's decision to remain with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The all-star linebacker signed a one-year extension with the CFL club Thursday. Bighill was slat...
Jan 20, 2022
Canada announces grants to help companies use satellite data
The federal government says it's granting $8 million to companies to help them take advantage of satellite data. The 21 grants are to support projects from crop surveillance on the Prairies to sea ice...
Jan 20, 2022
O'Toole's boycott leaves security panel of parliamentarians with no Conservative MPs
OTTAWA - There are no Conservative MPs among the newly named slate of parliamentarians to oversee the security-and-intelligence community following the party's decision to boycott the body. The govern...
Jan 20, 2022
Rays say split-season plan with Montreal rejected by MLB
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball. Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg announced th...
Jan 20, 2022
Canadian women's curling championship gets go-ahead in Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - The Canadian women's curling championship has the green light to proceed in Thunder Bay. The 18-team Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Fort William Gardens opens Jan. 28 without fan...
Jan 20, 2022
Canadian-led battlegroup in Latvia at 'high readiness' amid NATO-Russia tensions
OTTAWA - The Canadian commander of a NATO battlegroup in Latvia says his troops are at a state of "high readiness," as tensions between the military alliance and Russia continue to escalate. In an int...
Jan 20, 2022
Spike in deaths causes Yukon to declare overdose emergency
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has declared a substance-use health emergency after toxic drugs pushed overdose deaths to new peaks. Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee said Thursday the drugs are kil...
Jan 20, 2022