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Liberals waive one-week waiting period for employment insurance benefits
OTTAWA - The federal government is temporarily waiving a one-week waiting period for employment insurance benefits.The decision essentially means that applicants will be able to start their claims and...
Jan 29, 2021
Trudeau announces suspended flights, mandatory 3-day hotel quarantine for travellers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced all Canadian travellers returning from overseas will have to take a COVID-19 test at the airport when they land and quarantine in a designated hote...
Jan 29, 2021
Canadian rider Hugo Houle speaks out for road cycling, wants more support for juniors
Veteran Quebec rider Hugo Houle, a member of the Astana-Premier Tech team, has long carried Canadian colours on the world cycling stage. But he has also fought for the sport back home. The 30-year-old...
Jan 29, 2021
First Nations groups, Charlottetown council differ on Sir John A. Macdonald statue
CHARLOTTETOWN - First Nations groups and Charlottetown city council are at odds over how to deal with a statue of Canada's first prime minister. Members of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils - which re...
Jan 29, 2021
P.A. teen released from ICU; Father praises incredible care from strangers and EMS
A Prince Albert teenager who was struck while helping a driver in a ditch on Highway 11 has been released from hospital. Morgan Miller suffered multiple broken bones and serious internal injuries when...
Jan 29, 2021
Charges laid following incident near Ahtahkakoop school
A 30-year-old man from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation is facing over half a dozen charges, including possession of a weapon and uttering threats, in connection to an incident that happened near the community...
Jan 29, 2021
Ex-FBI lawyer given probation for Russia probe actions
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email that the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Russia i...
Jan 29, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada ruling clarifies youth justice case confusion
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a superior court justice has jurisdiction to hear and decide a bail application from a young person in certain circumstances, a ruling intended to ensure cons...
Jan 29, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders add defensive back Kenneth Acker to secondary
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive back Kenneth Acker. The six-foot, 195-pound native of Portland, Ore., joins the Roughriders after five years in the NFL, playing in 40 regul...
Jan 29, 2021
Canadian tennis players ready to start gearing up for the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - A busy stretch for Canadian tennis starts this weekend with Australian Open players emerging from quarantine. Australian Open qualifier Rebecca Marino of Vancouver kicks things ...
Jan 29, 2021
