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Disorganized elder care in Quebec contributed to COVID-19 death toll: report
Quebec's health and welfare commissioner says the disorganized and poorly evaluated health system for seniors contributed to the high COVID-19 death toll in the province. Joanne Castonguay released he...
Sep 02, 2021
Free-trade area would make it easier to work in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand
OTTAWA - Canadians could have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand under Conservative plans for a new free-trade area. Erin O'Toole has outlined proposals for cl...
Sep 02, 2021
Biden blasts high court failure to block Texas abortion curb
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday lambasted the Supreme Court's decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state and directed federal agencies to do what they ...
Sep 02, 2021
Harris, Blue Bombers open important home-and-home series with unbeaten Roughriders
Andrew Harris is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, just in time for their crucial Labour Day series with the unbeaten Saskatchewan Roughriders. The veteran running back ran for 81 yards and a TD on...
Sep 02, 2021
Sask. has double the national average for intimate partner violence
In the wake of a domestic incident that left Charlene Graham dead at a Meadow Lake campground earlier this week, the issue of intimate partner violence in Saskatchewan is becoming more visible.Crystal...
Sep 02, 2021
Four leaders square off in first televised debate of federal election campaign
OTTAWA - Four leaders will face off tonight in the first televised debate of the federal election campaign. The French debate on TVA, one of Quebec's most-watched networks, comes at the mid-point of t...
Sep 02, 2021
Amber Alert: Quebec police continue search for 3-year-old boy missing since Tuesday
MATANE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say they are conducting ground searches today for a missing three-year-old boy allegedly abducted by his father. Police issued an Amber Alert on Tuesday evening...
Sep 02, 2021
Cities ask parties to pledge transit help after pandemic eats into ridership revenues
OTTAWA - Canada's municipal leaders are asking federal parties for promises to pump more money into local transit systems to combat pandemic-induced declines in revenues. Ridership dropped precipitous...
Sep 02, 2021
Rivard, Lakatos add to medal haul with silver medals at Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO - Canadian Paralympic stars Aurelie Rivard and Brent Lakatos raced to silver medals on Thursday. Rivard, a 25-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., was second in the 100-metre backstroke...
Sep 02, 2021
Northern airline implementing vaccination policies for employees and passengers
Both passengers and employees of Rise Air will not be allowed to board a company aircraft in the coming months if they are unvaccinated.The new policy aligns with Government of Canada requirements tha...
Sep 02, 2021