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Jason Kenney defends Rockies coal policy, calls old protections a 'dead letter'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for more than four decades."No r...
Feb 03, 2021
'It's a different look': Regulation wins more important in NHL's shortened season
Paul Maurice is cheering for only one thing when he watches two North Division rivals hit the ice from his couch. The Winnipeg Jets head coach wants the result decided inside 60 minutes - and definite...
Feb 03, 2021
GSK, CureVac to make COVID-19 vaccines aimed at new variants
LONDON - Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday it will work with a German biopharmaceutical company to develop new vaccines targeting emerging variants of COVID-19 amid concerns that some mutations...
Feb 03, 2021
Doctor has no right to francophone panel, Ontario discipline committee rules
TORONTO - A francophone doctor accused of misconduct by Ontario's medical regulator has lost his bid to have his case heard by a French-speaking disciplinary panel. In ruling against Dr. Mathieu Belan...
Feb 03, 2021
P.A. Raiders and Western University looking to promote men’s health
The Prince Albert Raiders and University of Western Ontario are teaming up to help fans get healthier.The Hockey Fans In Training program is targeted towards men between the ages of 35 and 65. Brendan...
Feb 03, 2021
Germany says it beat 2020 goal to cut greenhouse emissions
BERLIN - Germany's economy minister says the country beat its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40% last year compared to 1990 levels. Peter Altmaier said figures show Germany's emissions ...
Feb 03, 2021
Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-sign receiver Kenny Lawler, team's top rookie in 2019
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American receiver Kenny Lawler to a one-year extension. Lawler was named the Bombers' top rookie in 2019 after leading the club with 637 receiving yard...
Feb 03, 2021
Justice Department drops its Yale discrimination lawsuit
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that had alleged the university was illegally discriminating against Asian American and whit...
Feb 03, 2021
Kate Hudson in, Spike Lee out and more Golden Globe chaos
The only thing predictable about the Golden Globe nominations are their unpredictability. And the Hollywood Foreign Press Association went overboard with the chaos in this very strange year in which t...
Feb 03, 2021
Canada to get up to 1.1 m more doses by March through global vaccine alliance
OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...
Feb 03, 2021
