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Survey reveals widening gap between views of double-vaxxed and boosted people
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests a widening gap between the pandemic views of people who have opted to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster and those who are holding steady with only two shots. A web panel su...
Jan 26, 2022
Moe announces plans to remove some restrictions in the ‘next number of days’
Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday some COVID-19 measures in Saskatchewan would soon be coming to an end."It's incumbent on us to look at the ones that we have and are they still effective? Have they ru...
Jan 26, 2022
Vancouver Canucks name Penguins AGM Patrik Allvin general manager
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have filled their vacant general manager position, hiring Pittsburgh Penguins assistant manger Patrik Allvin. He becomes the 12th general manager in the franchise's h...
Jan 26, 2022
Crystal Springs 2022 Poker Rally
There won't be any food or a bar at the Hall. A trail will be set for sledders, and anyone can buy tickets for the draws. There won't be a "gathering" at the Hall. On the day of the Rally, a few of us...
Jan 26, 2022
Bell Donates to Mental Health Via Your Shares
Today is Bell Let's Talk DayToday, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5 for every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, socia...
Jan 26, 2022
Canada's Auger-Aliassime drops five-set heartbreaker to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime's (oh-ZHAY' ah-lee-ah-SEEM') bid to reach the semifinals at a second straight Grand Slam ended in heartbreak with a five-set loss to second seed Daniil Med...
Jan 26, 2022
US-backed Syrian forces capture prison from IS after a week
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said they wrestled control of the last section of a prison controlled by Islamic State militants, ending a weeklong assault by the extremists on one of the...
Jan 26, 2022
Australian Open: Canada's Auger-Aliassime drops five-set heartbreaker to Medvedev
MELBOURNE, Australia - Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down and saved a match point before beating Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4 to move into the Australian Open...
Jan 26, 2022
Coast Guard searches vast sea for 39 people lost off Florida
MIAMI (AP) - The Coast Guard searched through the night Wednesday for 39 people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast. ...
Jan 26, 2022
Poll suggests some Canadians are feeling brighter about the economy, own finances
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests some Canadians are feeling more upbeat about the state of the domestic economy and their own pocketbooks, though not quite as positive as they were before the COVID-19 pan...
Jan 26, 2022