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SHA to require proof of vaccination in all facilities Nov. 8
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced as of Nov. 8 proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required to enter all SHA acute care facilities and long term care homes, including affiliates....
Oct 29, 2021
Ship fire out, but search continues for lost containers from vessel off B.C.'s coast
VICTORIA - A fire that burned for nearly a week on the container ship anchored off Victoria's waterfront has been put out. A statement from Danaos Shipping Co., the manager of the MV Zim Kingston, say...
Oct 29, 2021
TFC expects to rest players on weekend ahead of Canadian Championship semifinal
The normal squad rotation from a midweek to a weekend game will likely be taken up a notch Saturday when Toronto FC visits Atlanta United in the penultimate game of a dismal MLS season. While sixth-pl...
Oct 29, 2021
Leafs sign defenceman Rielly to eight-year, $60-million extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Morgan Rielly to an eight-year, US$60-million contract extension worth an average annual value of US$7.5 million. The 27-year-old is currently ...
Oct 29, 2021
Ânskohk Indigenous Literature Festival
The nskohk Indigenous Literature Festival was created to showcase the diversity of writing by Indigenous authors, to educate the general population about the richness of Indigenous literature, and to ...
Oct 29, 2021
Environment minister 'cautiously optimistic' about UN climate change conference
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada has two "very heavy weeks" ahead as the government gears up for negotiations at the United Nations COP26 conference. International officials...
Oct 29, 2021
Schools close as thousands of New Brunswick public sector workers launch strike
FREDERICTON - Schools closed across New Brunswick as thousands of public sector workers walked off the job early Friday morning in a bid to secure higher wages. Steve Drost, president of the New Bruns...
Oct 29, 2021
Biden: Pope told him he should 'keep receiving communion'
ROME (AP) - President Joe Biden said the issue of abortion did not come up in his meeting with Pope Francis, but that the pontiff told him he should continue to receive Communion, despite calls from c...
Oct 29, 2021
GOP Trump critic Rep. Adam Kinzinger won't seek reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a critic of Donald Trump who is one of two Republicans on the panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack, announced Friday that ...
Oct 29, 2021
New York congressman: U.S. won't require COVID-19 test results to cross land border
WASHINGTON - The office of New York congressman Brian Higgins says U.S. Customs and Border Protection won't be requiring a negative COVID-19 test for fully vaccinated travellers in order to cross the ...
Oct 29, 2021
