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Most Canadians support strong border measures amid new Omicron COVID-19 variant: poll
OTTAWA - Since the announced detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians bracing for the worst. More than four in five respondents to an online survey by Leger and the ...
Dec 07, 2021
Canadians pessimistic on Omicron, new Ont. COVID modelling : In The News for Dec. 7
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 Dec. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 07, 2021
'Cheugy,' 'omicron' among 2021's most mispronounced words
"Cheugy" is apparently a lot to chew on. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce have something in common - broadcasters butcher their names. An...
Dec 07, 2021
Demko records 30-save shutout, Canucks beat Kings 4-0 in Boudreau's debut
VANCOUVER - Bruce Boudreau got his first win as head coach of the Canucks Monday as Vancouver blanked the L.A. Kings 4-0. The victory came less than 24 hours after the Canucks cleaned house, firing ge...
Dec 06, 2021
Norris' shootout goal puts Senators over Devils, 3-2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Josh Norris scored the decisive goal in a shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators over the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night, extending the Senators' winning streak to three games...
Dec 06, 2021
Race walker Dunfee throwing his hat in political ring for 2022
Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee plans to throw his hat into the political ring next fall. Dunfee, who captured bronze in the 50-kilometre race walk at last summer's Tokyo Olympics, confirmed Monday t...
Dec 06, 2021
Appeals court cites bias, overturns cold-case murder verdict
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - An appeals court in Washington state on Monday overturned the cold-case murder convictions against a man accused of killing a young Canadian couple in 1987, citing juror bias. De...
Dec 06, 2021
Pack the Pickup nets thousands of pounds of pet food donations
Keeping all the cats and dogs fed at the Prince Albert SPCA is not always an easy task. Fortunately, however, it got a lot easier thanks to help from several local sponsors over the course of last wee...
Dec 06, 2021
Prince Albert Police Service respond to call of gunshots on Ninth Street East
The Prince Albert Police Service are reporting a serious incident involving gunshots that happened in the early hours of Monday morning in the 300 Block of Ninth Street East.Just after 4 a.m. the poli...
Dec 06, 2021
Canadian traveller forced to stay in quarantine facility after negative COVID-19 test
Lennard Skead says he felt like he'd been put in jail for a crime he didn't commit when he returned to Canada from South Africa on Thursday. Skead, who lives in Brandon, Man., said he wasn't allowed t...
Dec 06, 2021
