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PWHPA partners with Toronto Maple Leafs for December showcase tournament
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association is partnering with the Toronto Maple Leafs to hold a showcase tournament in that city Dec. 18-19. The Kipling Showcase will be held in bot...
Nov 09, 2021
Whitecaps defender Derek Cornelius making the most of loan spell in Greece
Derek Cornelius' goal has always been to play in Europe. His journey took him to clubs in Russia, Germany and Serbia before signing with the Vancouver Whitecaps in January 2019. Then Whitecaps coach M...
Nov 09, 2021
Quebec to drop surgery requirement for people who want to change their sex on IDs
QUEBEC - A Quebec bill that would have allowed only people who have undergone surgery to change their sex on identification documents will be changed. The bill introduced Oct. 21 by Justice Minister S...
Nov 09, 2021
Health Canada approves Pfizer booster for 18+ age group
Health Canada has approved the use of Pfizer's Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for booster shots for everyone 18 and over.The boosters are to be given at least six months after a person received their seco...
Nov 09, 2021
More work to be done as Canada ranks sixth in global drug policy index: experts
Canada ranks sixth in the world's first drug policy index, but experts say its passing grade is nothing to be proud of as status quo policies are doing little to curb thousands of deaths yearly. The G...
Nov 09, 2021
Mets' Alderson claims New York a deterrent in GM search
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - Mets President Sandy Alderson says the biggest impediment in the club's dragging search for a general manager isn't his presence nor owner Steve Cohen, but the spotlight create...
Nov 09, 2021
CMHC has projects underway to help build greener housing in Canada
OTTAWA - The chief climate officer for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the federal agency has "lots underway" to encourage the construction of more sustainable housing. Steven Mennill says a fi...
Nov 09, 2021
P.A. city council moving forward with 'No U-Turn' signs in school zones & economic approach with neighbouring communities
The city of Prince Albert is putting up electric 'No U-turn' signs in elementary school zones.P.A.'s council met on Wednesday where they approved adding the signs to ensure drivers know they can't con...
Nov 09, 2021
Man dies after being found unresponsive in P.A. police service detention area cell
A 33-year-old man has died after being found unresponsive at the Prince Albert Police Service detention area.Around 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening, officers found the man in his cell.He was arrested earlier...
Nov 09, 2021
UAE FM visit signals Arab world willing to engage with Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates met with Syria's once widely shunned president in Damascus on Tuesday, sending the strongest signal yet that the Arab world is w...
Nov 09, 2021
