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NDP makes preemptive strike with election pledge on long-term care
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling for the elimination of for-profit long-term care by 2030 in a multibillion-dollar plan presented as a potential election promise. New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says an ...
Feb 05, 2021
Faces U.S. sex charges: Judge to rule on Peter Nygard's bail application
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge is to rule today on whether a Canadian fashion king facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States will be released on bail. Peter Nygard, who is 7...
Feb 05, 2021
Statistics Canada to release January jobs numbers
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the Canadian labour market fared in January as large parts of the country were on lockdown to slow the rising tide of COVID-19 cases. Economists ha...
Feb 05, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor has hinted COVID-19 restrictions may not lift as planned
VICTORIA - Restrictions on social gatherings and events to contain the spread of COVID-19 are supposed to lift in British Columbia today, but the provincial health officer has indicated that may not h...
Feb 05, 2021
New COVID-19 exposures at five Nanaimo schools, multiple cluster sites
NANAIMO - Island Health has confirmed more exposure events at five local schools.A late-night tweet from School District 68 said new cases were confirmed at Bayview, Brechin and Rock City elementary s...
Feb 04, 2021
Winnipeg Jets score three second-period goals en route to 4-1 win over Calgary Flames
WINNIPEG - Mason Appleton score twice to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Winnipeg (7-3-1) earned a second straight win over Calgary (4-5-1). Appleton's s...
Feb 04, 2021
Canadian tennis star Andreescu says she's physically and mentally ready to return
Canada's Bianca Andreescu says she is physically and mentally ready to return to competitive play for the first time in 15 months. The 20-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., met with reporters in Melbour...
Feb 04, 2021
Stutzle sensational as Sens snap losing skid with 3-2 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Ottawa Senators snapped a nine-game losing skid Thursday, upsetting the Montreal Canadiens 3-2. Rookie Tim Stutzle put up a goal and two assists for the Senators (2-8-1), who had not wo...
Feb 04, 2021
Spezza turns back the clock with his eighth career hat trick as Leafs hammer Canucks
TORONTO - Jason Spezza recorded the eighth hat trick of his career - and first in nearly five years - as the Toronto Maple Leafs dismantled the Vancouver Canucks 7-3 on Thursday night. Auston Matthews...
Feb 04, 2021
Biden halts Trump-ordered US troops cuts in Germany
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has formally stopped the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Germany that was ordered last year by the Trump administration but had never actually begun. Speaking a...
Feb 04, 2021