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Federal Budget 2021: Liberals extend COVID-19 aid with election top of mind
OTTAWA - The first federal budget in more than two years extends Ottawa's COVID-19 "lifeline" for workers and struggling businesses another few months as it aims to pull Canada through the pandemic on...
Apr 19, 2021
Canucks defenceman Edler suspended two games for kneeing Leafs forward Hyman
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler two games for kneeing Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman. The collision happened 10 minutes into the second period of ...
Apr 19, 2021
Families of workers killed in B.C. train derailment allege negligence in lawsuit
FIELD, B.C. - Families of two of three people killed in a train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary have filed lawsuits alleging negligence. The westbound Canadian Pacific train was ...
Apr 19, 2021
Families of workers killed in B.C. train derailment allege negligence in lawsuit
FIELD, B.C. - Families of two of three people killed in a train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary have filed lawsuits alleging negligence. The westbound Canadian Pacific train was ...
Apr 19, 2021
Olympic soccer draw will allow Canadians to start planning on and off the pitch
Wednesday's Olympic soccer draw will answer a lot of questions for Canada coach Bev Priestman, allowing her to finalize plans on and of the pitch. First, the 34-year-old will learn whom eighth-ranked ...
Apr 19, 2021
Several votes following budget could trigger an election, at least in theory
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government faces three votes in the wake of Monday's budget, any one of which could theoretically plunge the country into an election.But NDP Leader Jagmeet ...
Apr 19, 2021
New York AG authorized to probe Cuomo's use of aides on book
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's comptroller has asked the state attorney general's office to launch a potential criminal investigation into whether the governor used state resources to write and promote his...
Apr 19, 2021
UEFA could ban Super League players from Euro 2020, WCup
MONTREUX, Switzerland - Players at the 12 clubs setting up their own Super League could be banned from the European Championship and next year's World Cup, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said Monda...
Apr 19, 2021
AP source: Guantanamo prisoners now getting COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON - Prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre can begin getting the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Monday, a senior defence official told The Associated Press, months after a plan to inoc...
Apr 19, 2021
University of Victoria women's rowing coach resigns by mutual agreement
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria says the head coach of its women's rowing program has resigned effective immediately. In a statement posted on the school's varsity athletics website, it says the...
Apr 19, 2021