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Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness c...
Nov 17, 2020
B.C. sets new record with over 700 new COVID-19 cases, 16 new within Island Health
NANAIMO - Tougher restrictions in the Lower Mainland have yet to impact skyrocketing COVID-19 cases across B.C.A record 717 new cases were confirmed by the province on Tuesday, Nov. 17, with 16 in the...
Nov 17, 2020
Calgary Stampeders reduce coaching staff amid pandemic economic pain
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders coaching staff remains mostly intact for 2021 with the exception of a pair of position coaches. Running backs coach George Cortez and defensive backs coach Joshua Bell...
Nov 17, 2020
US dropping case against former Mexican defence secretary
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department is dropping its drug trafficking and money laundering against former Mexican defence secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, Attorney General William Barr said Tue...
Nov 17, 2020
Montreal Alouettes executives Cecchini, Maciocia both expecting CFL to play in 2021
Montreal Alouettes president Mario Cecchini and general manager Danny Maciocia expect the CFL team to be playing games in 2021. Both Cecchini and Maciocia were brimming with optimism Tuesday during Mo...
Nov 17, 2020
Bank of Canada governor says country needs to pick up pace on tackling climate change
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker is making a plea for the country to more quickly address the impacts of climate change to avoid any economic ripple effects on households and businesses. Tiff Mack...
Nov 17, 2020
Former Maple Leafs captain Rick Vaive tells it like it was — and is — in new book
Rick Vaive is finally ready to tell his story - his whole, unfiltered account. The former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs was never one to hold back, and it makes sense the same approach would appl...
Nov 17, 2020
Hybrid and virtual Senate committee meetings to start after dispute resolved
OTTAWA - The Senate has resolved a dispute over how its committees should operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing them to get underway this week. An attempt to get the committees started two we...
Nov 17, 2020
Simple messages and coherent policy needed to clear up COVID confusion: experts
Simple, direct messaging from officials is necessary to clear up confusion about shifting public health restrictions amid skyrocketing COVID-19 infections in Canada, experts in health and communicatio...
Nov 17, 2020
'Beacon of hope:' Calgary Stampede unveils 2021 poster symbolizing hope, resilience
CALGARY - Lexi Hilderman hopes the dark, storm clouds in the background of the 2021 Calgary Stampede poster are in the past. The 22-year-old Calgarian's artwork of a young Indigenous dancer with...
Nov 17, 2020