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Some overloaded Quebec health-care facilities forced to cancel staff vacations
MONTREAL - Several Quebec health authorities are being forced to cancel employee vacations as the province struggles with staff shortages and rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, and some workers fear th...
Jan 5, 2022
Veteran sports journalist Machabée joins Canadiens as communications VP
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens announced Wednesday that veteran sports journalist Chantal Machabe is the team's new vice president, communications. Machabe, a native of Laval, Que., has spent the l...
Jan 5, 2022
Trudeau and Tam to hold first federal update on COVID-19 of the new year
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning for the first federal COVID-19 update of the new year. The update follows Trudeau's phone call yesterda...
Jan 5, 2022
THE YEAR AHEAD: Meili hopes COVID takes a back seat in the new year
The new year means a new start and a new chapter to write.NDP Leader Ryan Meili hopes that chapter includes a new NDP MLA in the Athabasca riding."I'm excited to get up there. Northwest Saskatchewan i...
Jan 5, 2022
Honorary Chairperson named for 2022 P.A. Winter Festival
The Prince Albert Winter Festival has named its Honorary Chairperson for the 2022 event.Franklin Carriere first became involved with the winter festival in 1966 at the dog racing events.Carriere won t...
Jan 5, 2022
Undisclosed number dead in large Philadelphia house fire
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A large house fire in Philadelphia early Wednesday killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals, fire officials said. Officials said at a news confe...
Jan 5, 2022
Canada's Alphonso Davies latest Bayern player to test positive for COVID-19
MUNICH - Bayern Munich says Canadian star Alphonso Davies has joined the list of players to test positive for COVID-19. The Bundesliga club says the 21-year-old fullback from Edmonton is well and self...
Jan 5, 2022
Canada's Stephanie Labbé one of three finalists for FIFA goalkeeping award
Canadian Stephanie Labb is one of three finalists for The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper. The 35-year-old from Stony Plain, Alta., is up against Germany's Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea) and Chile's Christi...
Jan 5, 2022
Iain Rankin, former N.S. premier and leader of Liberals, announces resignation
HALIFAX - Former Nova Scotia premier Iain Rankin is resigning as leader of the provincial Liberal party after reflecting on his future over the holiday season. Rankin served as premier of the province...
Jan 5, 2022
Students return to school from Christmas break after other provinces delay return to classrooms
Children across the province returned to school this week after the Christmas break and with rising cases of the Omicron variant, school divisions are taking steps to ensure students safety.Saskatchew...
Jan 5, 2022
