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Matthews returns negative COVID-19 test, not ruled out for meeting with Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews returned a negative result for COVID-19 on a PCR test one day after a rapid test came back positive. Head coach Sheldon Keefe says the team is awaiting furth...
Jan 04, 2022

Both sides claim victory after U.S. complaint about Canada's dairy quota practices
WASHINGTON - Arbitrators have issued their final report into U.S. complaints about how Canada is interpreting North American trade rules around dairy imports - and both countries are claiming victory....
Jan 04, 2022

Prince George expected to warm up this weekend
PRINCE GEORGE- Environment Canada had some good news for Prince George residents who are tired of the cold weather that has prompted another extreme cold warning. The Northern Capital is expected to w...
Jan 04, 2022

Extreme cold weather causes detrimental impacts on birds in B.C.: Wildlife experts
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's recent cold snap poses significant issues for wildlife across the province, experts warn, noting freezing temperatures deplete reliable food sources for a variety of ani...
Jan 04, 2022

Antisemitism envoy, Irwin Cotler, says Quebec's secularism law is discriminatory
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on combating antisemitism says Quebec's law banning teachers and some other public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work is "discriminatory" and authori...
Jan 04, 2022

Italian star Lorenzo Insigne appears headed to Toronto FC this summer on bumper deal
TORONTO - It appears Toronto FC has succeeded in landing Italian star Lorenzo Insigne. Reports out of Italy suggest an agreement has been struck between the MLS club and the Napoli forward, with sport...
Jan 04, 2022

WHL pauses team activities for three more teams
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League announced today the pausing of team activities for the Edmonton Oil Kings, Moose Jaw Warriors and Red Deer Rebels as a result of multiple players and staff being ad...
Jan 04, 2022

Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 cases climb in Canada's jails and prisons
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Calls are growing for governments to release inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant spread through the country's corr...
Jan 04, 2022

Watanabe, Mykhailiuk unavailable against Spurs after entering NBA's health protocol
TORONTO - The Raptors have announced that Yuta Watanabe and Svi Mykhailiuk have entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and will not be available for Toronto's game Tuesday night against visitin...
Jan 04, 2022

Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Albany's top prosecutor said Tuesday he is dropping a criminal charge accusing former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of fondling an aide. Albany County District Attorney David Soares' ...
Jan 04, 2022