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CPP premiums are getting a bigger bump than planned. Here's why.
OTTAWA - Jan. 1 is going to feel like Groundhog Day for all those paying into the Canada Pension Plan. Like last year, contributions are going up again by more than originally planned, and the reason ...
Dec 29, 2021
Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles - where she had played her entire WNBA career - and head home to Chicago. In the end, the appeal of a ...
Dec 29, 2021
Mitchell, Bibic named Canadian cyclists of the year by Canadian Cycling magazine
TORONTO - Kelsey Mitchell and Dylan Bibic have been named Canadian cyclists of the year by Canadian Cycling magazine. Mitchell won the women's sprint in Tokyo in her Olympic debut, only the second Can...
Dec 29, 2021
Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
Candace Parker wrestled with the decision to make a huge change in her life and leave Los Angeles - where she had played her entire WNBA career - and head home to Chicago. In the end, the appeal of a ...
Dec 29, 2021
NHL cutting COVID-19 isolation time to 5 days, change doesn't apply to Canada
The NHL is following other leagues and the CDC by cutting COVID-19 isolation times to five days under certain conditions and where it is allowed by local laws. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly on Wednesd...
Dec 29, 2021
Fire on board Canadian warship could have been avoided: Navy commander
OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Craig Baines says the fire that broke out on board HMCS Fredericton last month while the frigate was sailing off the coast of Norway could have been...
Dec 29, 2021
Quebec, Ontario set new COVID-19 records as provinces mull easing isolation rules
Ontario and Quebec are both reporting new COVID-19 case records today, as Canadian provinces explore changing isolation rules to keep health systems afloat amid an unprecedented wave of infections. On...
Dec 29, 2021
Nunavut extends lockdown as COVID-19 infections surge in the province
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is extending its "circuit-breaker'' lockdown as a rise in COVID-19 infections pushes the territory's health-care system to a breaking point. The territory's chief public hea...
Dec 29, 2021
NHL players vent frustration over being barred from Olympics
Brad Marchand is not happy. Neither is Vladimir Tarasenko. And they are not alone. A handful of NHL players are voicing their frustration over the league's decision barring them from participating in ...
Dec 29, 2021
B.C. Teachers Federation wants delay of school restart as COVID-19 cases surge
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Teachers Federation wants the province to delay the start of the winter term in public schools across B.C. as cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 mount. Several s...
Dec 29, 2021