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If COVID vaccines 'essential,' Canadians could get shots in U.S. and no quarantine
TORONTO - Canadian residents should be able to head to the United States for COVID-19 vaccinations and be exempt from mandatory quarantine on return if health authorities here deem the shots medically...
May 14, 2021
An Oscar winner, more 'Law & Order' for NBC next season
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rene Zellweger is coming to network TV next season in a dramatization of a murder case recounted by "Dateline NBC." The two-time Oscar winner's role in NBC's "The Thing About Pam" i...
May 14, 2021
Guilbeault says Bill C-10 won't breach free speech, citing Justice Department study
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is doubling down on his controversial new broadcasting bill at a parliamentary committee hearing, citing a Justice Department analysis to reiterate the leg...
May 14, 2021
Rhetoric at legislature gets heated as session nears its end
As the six weeks of the spring sitting have gone on, the barbs traded back and forth in the Legislative Assembly have been getting sharper.In the past week, the speaker has had to stand several times ...
May 14, 2021
Toronto FC set to face New York City FC's high-flying offence at Yankee Stadium
Fresh from its first clean sheet of the season, Toronto FC faces Major League Soccer's leading offence on Saturday when it takes on New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC (2-1-1) is unbeaten in its...
May 14, 2021
Nunavut health officials plead for Iqaluit residents to stop gathering
IQALUIT - Nunavut's health minister says he wants Iqaluit residents to stop gathering so the city has a shot at a normal summer. Lorne Kusugak scolded residents at a press conference this morning as a...
May 14, 2021
Federal officials lay out roadmap for post-vaccine life as third wave ebbs
Federal health officials are laying out their vision of what life could look like after most Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19. Canada's chief public health officer says the country may have "...
May 14, 2021
PAGC receives 281,000 eggs from Saskatchewan Egg Producers
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) received a significant food contribution of 281,000 eggs from Saskatchewan Egg Producers (SEP) and Star Egg Co. Ltd. to distribute to their 12 member nations.Thu...
May 14, 2021
Saskatchewan government wading into Keystone XL fight in U.S.
Saskatchewan is preparing to enter the fray in the United States over the Keystone XL pipeline.In a release Friday, the provincial government said it was filing an amicus brief in support of the 21 U....
May 14, 2021
Canadian Premier League delays kickoff again, looks to mid-June to early July start
The Canadian Premier League plans to kick off its third season mid-June to early July in one location without fans. Unlike last year, which turned into a shortened tournament based out of Charlottetow...
May 14, 2021