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No fans for Scotties finals due to COVID-19 concerns: Curling Canada
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Curling Canada says there will be no fans in the building for the final weekend of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The 18-rink competition to crown the Canadian women's curling ...
Jan 29, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations on the decline in Ontario, Quebec as protest jams Ottawa
COVID-19 hospitalizations are ticking down in Canada's two most populous provinces, as thousands swarm Ottawa in trucks and on foot to protest public health measures and the Liberal federal government...
Jan 29, 2022
Italy's 80-year-old president wins vote to stay for 2nd term
ROME (AP) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella has been elected to a second seven-year term as the country's head of state, ending days of political impasse as party leaders struggled to pick his suc...
Jan 29, 2022
U.S. shows plenty of respect to Canada ahead of World Cup qualifying showdown
The U.S. takes the field Sunday with plenty of respect for the Canadian team that awaits them in Hamilton. For one, the second-place Americans (5-1-3, 18 points) are looking up at Canada (5-0-4, 19 po...
Jan 29, 2022
Thousands expected at anti-vaccine mandate protest set to take over Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Thousands of protesters are expected to continue a weekend-long rally to oppose COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in Ottawa's downtown core on Saturday. Pro...
Jan 29, 2022
Legal experts worry about changing court landscape after COVID-19
CALGARY - The halls of justice may have become less crowded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, say legal experts, and they warn there are still unanswered questions ahead. Two years ago, when the p...
Jan 29, 2022
‘Underwater,’ ‘overwhelmed’: Doctors presentation paints dire picture of Sask. health care
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan government announced a loosening of the isolation rules around COVID-19 while talking about learning to live with the virus.Just a few hours later, doctors in the provinc...
Jan 29, 2022
Legal experts worry about changing court landscape after COVID-19
CALGARY - The halls of justice may have become less crowded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, say legal experts, and they warn there are still unanswered questions ahead. Two years ago, when the p...
Jan 29, 2022
Fifth anniversary of Quebec City mosque shooting to be marked with ceremony
QUEBEC - A ceremony will be held today to mark the fifth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting that left six men dead and five others seriously wounded. The anniversary is also the first Nati...
Jan 29, 2022
Millions raised in N.L. church lottery could be used in Mount Cashel abuse settlement
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Catholic church is asking a Newfoundland and Labrador court to decide if millions of dollars raised through a local parish's fundraiser could be used to pay survivors of physica...
Jan 29, 2022