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CPNewsAlert: Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is abandoning his threat to tax the unvaccinated. Legault told a news conference today he is worried about dividing Quebecers and is backtracking in o...
Feb 01, 2022
Applications Now Being Accepted for the Community Airport Partnership Program
The Government of Saskatchewan is now accepting applications for the Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program. CAP is administered through the Ministry of Highways. Under the program, communities c...
Feb 01, 2022
Sask. premier condemns the behaviour of some at trucker protest
While Premier Scott Moe released a statement on the weekend in support of the ongoing trucker protest, he's calling out the behaviour of some on and near Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Nazi signs were spot...
Feb 01, 2022
Riders, Fajardo agree to restructured deal for 2022
It appears Cody Fajardo is taking a pay cut.The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday their starting quarterback had agreed to a restructured contract for the 2022 CFL season."Cody has always been...
Feb 01, 2022
Indigenous-led bid to bring 2030 Games to Vancouver and Whistler takes next step
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous-led partnership has taken the next step in exploring a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The agreement announced Tuesday between four First Nati...
Feb 01, 2022
Canada offering help as COVAX vaccine alliance pleads for more cash
OTTAWA - Canada is considering sending more money or ancillary vaccine supplies to the COVAX global vaccine sharing alliance after a plea from the organizers that it was running out of cash. COVAX cel...
Feb 01, 2022
Ontario will stick to reopening plan despite warning from science panel, premier says
Ontario and Quebec are each reporting 63 additional deaths linked to COVID-19, one day after the two provinces began relaxing pandemic-related restrictions. In Ontario, a panel of scientists that advi...
Feb 01, 2022
Former Toronto FC winger Tsubasa Endoh signs short-term deal with Melbourne FC
MELBOURNE, Australia - Former Toronto FC winger Tsubasa Endoh has joined Melbourne City FC, signing a six-month contract with the defending A-League champion. Melbourne City director of football Micha...
Feb 01, 2022
Sask. couple donates $450,000 to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation have received a significant donation thanks to a Saskatchewan couple.Donna and Steve Kraus donated $450,000 for specialized care for children and soon-t...
Feb 01, 2022
In U.S., Trump and his acolytes paying attention to ongoing protests in Canada
WASHINGTON - Ongoing protests in Canada over COVID-19 restrictions have been garnering attention south of the border. Donald Trump himself shouted out Ottawa's so-called "trucker convoy" during a spee...
Feb 01, 2022