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Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...
Nov 16, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor resists instituting fines and making masks mandatory
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she is not in favour of instituting fines for people who don't follow the rules for wearing masks or maintaining physical distancing rules. Dr. Bonnie Hen...
Nov 16, 2020
Murder trial begins for mother accused of beating daughter with belt, spatula
EDMONTON - Shalaina Arcand's siblings were asleep in another room when the five-year-old was hit in the head so hard that she died in hospital four days later, a trial judge heard Monday. The girl's m...
Nov 16, 2020
Manitoba reserve on lockdown after all residents at care home infected with COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Every resident of a long-term care home on a northern Manitoba reserve where the number of infections almost doubled in a day has tested positive for COVID-19, says the Indigenous community...
Nov 16, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Canada surpasses 300,000 COVID cases, more than 100,000 in past month
Canada reached a troubling milestone on Monday, surpassing 300,000 total COVID cases since the pandemic began earlier this year, and health experts are alarmed - but not surprised - by the rapid growt...
Nov 16, 2020
Island Heath suffers 41 new COVID-19 cases over weekend
NANAIMO - Island Health saw the largest number of new cases confirmed over a weekend. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, Nov. 16 announced 41 new COVID-19 cases were found within Is...
Nov 16, 2020
After breakout 2019, all is quiet with Andreescu in '20 - so what's on tap for '21?
When we last heard from Bianca Andreescu on the tennis court, a left knee injury forced her to withdraw from the WTA Finals. That capped a breakthrough but injury-plagued 2019 season that saw her make...
Nov 16, 2020
Trudeau government to usher in new privacy legislation
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is poised to introduce legislation aimed at better safeguarding the privacy of Canadians in the digital era.The bill, to be tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday, w...
Nov 16, 2020
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he's optimistic CFL will kick off 2021 campaign
While the CFL still faces challenges ahead of a potential 2021 season, commissioner Randy Ambrosie had reason for optimism Monday. Ambrosie spoke about the league's return to play next year during a f...
Nov 16, 2020
Despite chaotic season, coach Greg Vanney keeps steady hand on Toronto FC tiller
TORONTO - Going into the 2020 season, Toronto FC looked to build on the second-half surge that had carried it to the MLS Cup final last November for the third time in four years. Consistency and conti...
Nov 16, 2020