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Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments
EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister's comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines. On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Sava...
May 26, 2020
Canadian international Vanessa Gilles signs new deal with France's Bordeaux
Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles has signed a contract extension with France's FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The new deal will keep the 24-year-old from Ottawa with the French club thro...
May 26, 2020
PAEX 2020 Summer Fair and Polkafest postponed
The Prince Albert Exhibition Summer Fair and Polkafest is postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a media release from the Prince Albert Exhibition Association, this is the first cancellatio...
May 26, 2020
'I can't live on:' Daughter of man fatally shot by Regina police seeks answers
REGINA - Kahaila Morris made a point of walking by the police office near her high school as often as she could. It was a fear the 16-year-old wanted to overcome. But she's still afraid ...
May 26, 2020
Cooling sites shut as heat prompts concern; PM reveals grim nursing home report
TORONTO - A blanket of hot, humid air that has settled over much of south Central Canada has come at a time when anti-pandemic measures have closed many of the usual places where people might seek rel...
May 26, 2020
Non-binary athletes navigating Canadian sport with little policy help
Playing men's and women's hockey can feel like a minefield for Kat Ferguson. The 41-year-old from Ottawa is a non-binary person who doesn't identify exclusively as male or female. Fergu...
May 26, 2020
Trudeau co-hosts UN conference on COVID-19 amid security council bid
OTTAWA - Canada will co-host a major United Nations conference on dealing with the economic crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will co-host the Thursday event ...
May 26, 2020
Virtual voting for MPs needed before House can fully resume: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says ensuring members of Parliament can vote remotely is holding back a return to more normal House of Commons sittings. The Liberals are moving for a speci...
May 26, 2020
Canadian Premier League says it expects clubs to resume training soon
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League say it expects clubs to resume training soon, pending approval from local authorities. The league was slated to start its second season on April 11 but postponed ...
May 26, 2020
Justin Trudeau says he'll take COVID-19 antibody test once available
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says once there's a test widely available to see who has had COVID-19, he'll take it. Trudeau was exposed to the novel coronavirus earlier this year via his wife...
May 26, 2020
