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Canada on verge of deal to make COVID-19 vaccines at home
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today is expected to announce the makings of an agreement to produce COVID-19 vaccines within Canada. Industry Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne tells The Can...
Feb 02, 2021
LGBTQ businesses, hit hard by COVID-19, look for shifts in federal programs
OTTAWA - It had been a while since Alana Fiks had been able to open her shop in Winnipeg when she spoke about the impact of COVID-19. The co-owner of Black Market Provisions, which sells food and hous...
Feb 02, 2021
Support for new travel rules and Myanmar military in control: In The News for Feb. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 02, 2021
Gaudreau extends point streak to 8 games, adds shootout winner as Flames down Jets
WINNIPEG - Johnny Gaudreau put in a little extra work to keep his hot start going. The winger scored in regulation to extend a season-opening point streak to eight games before sealing Calgary's shoot...
Feb 02, 2021
Jeff Petry scores twice, Montreal Canadiens trounce Vancouver Canucks 6-2
MONTREAL - He may be sitting among the NHL's top scoring defencemen, but Jeff Petry is keeping his focus simple - just do what it takes to win. The veteran Montreal Canadiens blue liner had another mu...
Feb 01, 2021
MLB players reject delay, vow to start season on time
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players rejected a proposal to delay the start of spring training and the season due to the coronavirus pandemic, vowing Monday night to report under the original sche...
Feb 01, 2021
Canadian Bianca Andreescu withdraws from Australian Open tune-up tournament
Canadian Bianca Andreescu will skip this week's Grampians Trophy and instead return to action at the Australian Open. Andreescu was scheduled to return to the court for the first time in 15 months at ...
Feb 01, 2021
Tripping hazard: Protest penguins destroyed at Alberta legislature grounds
EDMONTON - A colony of 800 snow penguins was set up on the grounds of the Alberta legislature to send a strong message. But before student union representatives from Edmonton's two universities could ...
Feb 01, 2021
Weapons complaints and serious assault highlight P.A. police weekend
Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) reports it responded to 184 calls for service over the weekend. While the majority of those calls involved disturbances and evictions, there were a few serious inci...
Feb 01, 2021
SJHL Virtual Showcase sees north young guns win Sask Milk Cup
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) wrapped up their Virtual Showcase on the weekend.Four teams comprised of some of the best players in the SJHL battled in a tournament for the Sask Milk Cup...
Feb 01, 2021
