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Federal Court judge dismisses bid to halt hotel quarantines
OTTAWA - A group of air travellers has lost a Federal Court bid for an interim injunction to prohibit hotel quarantines for returning passengers. Justice William Pentney says in a written ruling that ...
Apr 26, 2021
Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom. Patterson says 21 swabs have come back from testing in southern Canada and are ...
Apr 26, 2021
Jets' Ehlers out for rest of regular season, could be back for playoffs
Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice says forward Nikolaj Ehlers is out for the remainder of the regular season with an upper body injury. Maurice said Ehlers suffered the injury in the Jets' 4-1 los...
Apr 26, 2021
AP Exclusive: US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House said, with as many as 60 million doses expected...
Apr 26, 2021
Two positive COVID-19 cases found before World Women's Curling Championship
CALGARY - Two positive COVID-19 cases have been identified in testing ahead of the 2021 LGT World Women's Curling Championship. The World Curling Federation said in a release that the initial positive...
Apr 26, 2021
Additional restrictions coming to some provinces struggling with COVID-19 spikes
MONTREAL - Several provinces are imposing new restrictions as authorities across Canada struggle to contain surging COVID-19 cases. Nova Scotia is reporting a single-day record for new COVID-19 cases ...
Apr 26, 2021
Police probing fire at Montreal mansion under construction owned by Pornhub co-owner
Montreal police are investigating after a mansion under construction owned by Feras Antoon, co-owner of pornography website Pornhub, burned to the ground Sunday night. Const. Julien Levesque says poli...
Apr 26, 2021
Pendrith earns PGA Tour card after clearing 1,700-point Korn Ferry Tour threshold
Canadian golfer Taylor Pendrith has earned his PGA Tour card after eclipsing 1,700 ranking points on the Korn Ferry Tour this season. Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., shot a final round of 7-under ...
Apr 26, 2021
More than 1,000 dockworkers at Port of Montreal begin strike today
MONTREAL - More than 1,000 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal began a strike this morning - a move that the port authority says will mean a total shutdown of all port operations. The Montreal Port Au...
Apr 26, 2021
Apple announces 1st East Coast campus in North Carolina
Apple is expanding spending in the U.S. and announced plans Monday to build its first East Coast campus, in North Carolina. The iPhone maker is boosting U.S. spending to $430 billion over the next fiv...
Apr 26, 2021