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Alberta sees record number of people in intensive care beds: health officials
EDMONTON - The head of Alberta Health Services says hospital staff are treating more people in intensive care units than at any other time in the province's history.Dr. Verna Yiu, president and chief ...
May 17, 2021
Quebec City tunnel beneath St. Lawrence River to cost $7B, take 10 years to build
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a tunnel to be built under the St. Lawrence River connecting Quebec City and Lvis, Que., will cost $7 billion and take 10 years to complete. The tunnel was a major...
May 17, 2021
De Niro says leg injury may prevent Tribeca fest appearance
NEW YORK (AP) - A leg injury may keep Robert De Niro from celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Tribeca Film Festival. The accident happened last week in Oklahoma while on location for the upcoming ...
May 17, 2021
Canadian teenager Daniel Jebbison turns heads with Premier League goal
ANB Futbol academy director Bassam Naim was on the phone Sunday with Everton scout Ian Lavery, both glued to the TV as Canadian teenager Daniel Jebbison made his first start for Sheffield United in En...
May 17, 2021
Saskatchewan exceeds 600,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine after three-day surge
An additional 12,173 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine reported today brings the provincial total to 603,125. The provincial government reported nearly 50,000 total vaccines administered over the past thr...
May 17, 2021
Rural homeowner threatened by stranger with gun
Prince Albert RCMP are investigating an incident which had the potential to have been a lot worse.On May 12, at approximately 4:45 a.m., officers responded to a complaint of a break-and-enter outside ...
May 17, 2021
Man who attacked, set fire to Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan denied parole
A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked a woman and set her on fire has been denied parole. Leslie Black, who is 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of M...
May 17, 2021
AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely to ratchet up pressure on the International O...
May 17, 2021
Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez tie the knot
NEW YORK (AP) - Ariana Grande is a newlywed. A representative for the singer confirmed that she recently married real estate agent Dalton Gomez. Grande's rep told People that they tied the knot in a s...
May 17, 2021
Spy watchdog calls for changes to ensure information-sharing does not lead to torture
OTTAWA - A review by the national spy watchdog has found inconsistencies when it comes to federal efforts to ensure information-sharing with foreign agencies does not result in torture. The aim of the...
May 17, 2021
