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Opposition leaders deride Liberal government's throne speech in official replies
OTTAWA - Opposition leaders took turns today pointing out the Canadians they say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ignoring as he embarks on his latest mandate. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and the...
Nov 30, 2021
Bo Levi gets a Bo-Bo and the Riders venture to the heart of evil in Western Final
It was a perfect day for football.The temperature was just over freezing, with no discernable wind. There was an air of uncertainty and expectation as the 20,000 to 24,000 filled the stands for the We...
Nov 30, 2021
OHL's Sudbury Wolves suspend operations after 12 players test positive for COVID-19
SUDBURY, Ont. - The Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves have suspended all team activities after 12 players tested positive for COVID-19. The suspension affects three of the Wolves' upcoming OHL ga...
Nov 30, 2021
Ex-Trump aide Meadows cooperating with House Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and providing some documents, putting off for now ...
Nov 30, 2021
Salvation Army Christmas collection drive in full swing
Vivian Shipanoff has been volunteering with the Salvation's Christmas Kettle campaign for a number of years, and was there Tuesday morning greeting people at the Lake Country Co-Op grocery store in Pr...
Nov 30, 2021
Sources: Dr. Oz plans to run for Senate seat in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV's Dr. Oz Show, is planning to run for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican, according to ...
Nov 30, 2021
Glover defends claim of voting irregularities in Manitoba Tory leadership challenge
WINNIPEG - Shelly Glover says she believes a spreadsheet her campaign team received before Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson was named winner of the Progressive Conservative leadership vote is correc...
Nov 30, 2021
South African envoy calls on Canada to support waiver on COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - South Africa's envoy in Ottawa is calling on Canada to support a waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines as her country copes with the fallout of its discovery of the new Omicron v...
Nov 30, 2021
Montreal-area city revives plan to kill majority of deer herd in local park
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A city south of Montreal has revived a controversial plan to kill most of the deer living in a local park, about a year after it backed off from a similar initiative because of publi...
Nov 30, 2021
Tennis star Bianca Andreescu pens kids' book about tennis, meditation
TORONTO - Tennis star Bianca Andreescu has penned a children's book about tennis, meditation and perseverance. Andreescu says she wanted to create a story that can help kids support their mental healt...
Nov 30, 2021
