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NDP to introduce new bill to decriminalize drug use as overdose deaths soar
OTTAWA - The federal NDP hopes to push the government to take stronger action on the opioid crisis with a new private member's bill decriminalizing the possession of drugs for personal use. Leader Jag...
Feb 01, 2022
Long-term Statistics Canada research shows cities across country losing green space
Joni Mitchell was right - they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots. Statistics Canada's first survey of urban green space shows that, just as the singer-songwriter warned, cities ac...
Feb 01, 2022
Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start recei...
Feb 01, 2022
Police: Man in custody in Colo. over alleged threats to UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who allegedly threatened the University of California, Los Angeles, and detailed potential violence against the prominent university over hundreds of pages has been taken into...
Feb 01, 2022
Lions quarterback Rourke feels he's ready to become full-time CFL starter
He'll miss Michael Reilly's wit and football acumen, but Canadian Nathan Rourke feels ready to be the B.C. Lions full-time starting quarterback. Reilly, 37, retired last week to end a solid 11-year CF...
Feb 01, 2022
Former fullback Justin Morrow joins TFC front office as technical development manager
Toronto FC has appointed former fullback Justin Morrow as the MLS club's technical development manager. Morrow will assist the "pathway development" between the club academy, Toronto FC II and first t...
Feb 01, 2022
CAA called to tow over 40 drivers out of snowbanks
Calls for assistance to CAA have been fairly common in the Prince Albert area this winter as colder temperatures and heavy snow have left motorists stranded more often than usual. Last night marked an...
Feb 01, 2022
Canadian cricketers set for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in Oman
TORONTO - Navneet Dhaliwal will captain Canada at the ICC 2022 T20 World Cup Qualifier later this month in Oman. The eight-team event is one of two final global qualifiers for the ICC Men's T20 World ...
Feb 01, 2022
Group championing O'Toole's strategy for Tories emerges as he faces leadership vote
OTTAWA - A new group championing Erin O'Toole's strategy as being best for the Conservative Party of Canada has cropped up just as the caucus is set to force a vote on his future as leader of the part...
Feb 01, 2022
February starts with 661 new cases, two deaths in province, active cases decrease for third day
The province reported only 661 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.There are currently 11,370 cases considered active in the province, a drop of 838 cases from yesterday's total. These numbers have ...
Feb 01, 2022
