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Reds star Joey Votto put on injured list at spring training
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has been put on the injured list for an indefinite period at spring training, a team spokesman said Wednesday. The team released no details o...
Mar 10, 2021
Moe says COVID vaccination booking system to launch Thursday
Saskatchewan is set to launch an online and phone booking system for COVID-19 vaccinations.Speaking virtually to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention Wednesday, Premier Scot...
Mar 10, 2021
Kevin Koe books berth in Brier's championship round
CALGARY - Kevin Koe is into the championship round at the Canadian men's curling championship after a 9-2 win Wednesday over Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone. Koe's Wild Card Two foursome from Calgary rem...
Mar 10, 2021
Vaccination efforts stepped up but COVID-19 still a threat
TORONTO - Health authorities stepped up COVID-19 vaccination efforts on Wednesday amid a stubbornly consistent spread of new infections and related deaths. As a result, the Public Health Agency of Can...
Mar 10, 2021
Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Fudge as Housing secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, placing the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency just as Congress is poised to pas...
Mar 10, 2021
Complaint over Alberta judge's comments about medical expert's accent moving ahead
CALGARY - A complaint over comments an Alberta judge made about a Nigerian-born medical examiner's accent is now before a member of the Canadian Judicial Council's conduct committee. Dr. Bamidele Adea...
Mar 10, 2021
Complaints pour in over Morgan's comments, including from Meghan herself
LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has reportedly complained to Britain's ITV about presenter Piers Morgan's comments on her interview with Oprah Winfrey. That's according to the channe...
Mar 10, 2021
Canadian sports landscape continues to make adjustments one year after pandemic hit
Bobby Webster didn't feel comfortable sitting in the stands during the Toronto Raptors' five-game west coast road trip last March, the final few days before the sports world was turned upside down.The...
Mar 10, 2021
COVID-19 lockdowns violate federal inmate rights, suit alleges
TORONTO - Federal prison authorities have repeatedly violated the rights of inmates with efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, a civil lawsuit alleges. The unproven claim, filed in British Columbia ...
Mar 10, 2021
'Vast majority' of officers committed to bias-free policing: Alberta police chief
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - The chief of the Lethbridge Police Service says it will co-operate fully with a probe into officers who allegedly made unauthorized checks on a provincial cabinet ministe...
Mar 10, 2021
