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Jets centre Mark Scheifele in NHL's COVID-19 protocol, joins captain Blake Wheeler
Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele has been placed into the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, the team announced Thursday. The 28-year-old tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday morning, but is asympto...
Oct 21, 2021
CFL says eight franchises have met 85 per cent full vaccinated threshold for COVID-19
TORONTO - The CFL announced Thursday eight of its nine teams have met the 85 per cent full vaccinated threshold for COVID-19. There was no immediate indication regarding the one team yet to reach the ...
Oct 21, 2021
Canada's unfair extradition system needs major reform: legal and human rights experts
OTTAWA - Canada's extradition laws need a thorough overhaul to ensure fairness, transparency, and a balance between administrative efficiency and constitutional protections, say legal and human rights...
Oct 21, 2021
Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped missionaries
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that police say is holding 17 members of a kidnapped missionary group is seen in a video released Thursday saying he will kill them if he...
Oct 21, 2021
Talktober returns October 28
PRINCE GEORGE - Talktober returns next week. Organized by the city, it allows locals to provide feedback to council and administration about the civic issues that mean most to them. It will take place...
Oct 21, 2021
Ancient solar storm helped pinpoint the exact date Vikings settled in Newfoundland
HALIFAX - A groundbreaking study has confirmed Vikings settled in Newfoundland in AD 1021, marking with scientific certainty the date when Europeans first arrived in the Americas - exactly 1,000 years...
Oct 21, 2021
Pfizer will ship millions of vaccine doses for kids as soon as it's approved: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says as soon as Health Canada approves the COVID-19 vaccine for kids, Pfizer will ship millions of doses to vaccinate children as young as five. Pfizer and BioNT...
Oct 21, 2021
Feds, provinces agree on vaccine passport for domestic, international travel: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced provinces and the federal government have agreed on a new national vaccine passport for domestic and international travel - and many Canadians already ...
Oct 21, 2021
Manitoba churches lose court challenge against COVID-19 restrictions
WINNIPEG - A judge has ruled against seven Manitoba churches that were fighting public health orders meant to stem the spread of COVID-19. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal said public health orders do not vi...
Oct 21, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Alberta public inquiry finds no wrongdoing in anti-oilsands campaign
EDMONTON - Alberta's public inquiry into the role of foreign funding of campaigns opposing oilsands development has found environmental groups have done nothing wrong. Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan...
Oct 21, 2021