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One Arrow prepares for two-week lockdown
Effective Monday, no one can enter or leave the One Arrow First Nation for a period of two weeks.The full lockdown announced by the community's Emergency Management Team is being done to lower the num...
Dec 17, 2020
Quebec unimpressed with Trudeau's offer of long-term care cash if standards met
OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is shrugging off the suggestion that new federal funding for long-term care homes would have to be tied to national standards. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...
Dec 17, 2020
Canadian Alphonso Davies makes history by earning a spot on FIFPRO World 11
Canadian Alphonso Davies made soccer history Thursday, becoming the first North American player to be voted onto the FIFPRO World 11. The 20-year-old Bayern Munich fullback was the first North America...
Dec 17, 2020
Military leaders to be held to account if extremism isn't addressed, Sajjan says
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian Armed Forces can't function properly if there is hate and discrimination in the ranks, which is why tackling such misconduct will be a top pri...
Dec 17, 2020
Canada gives OK to Boeing 737 Max changes but planes still grounded
MONTREAL - Boeing's 737 Max aircraft is a step closer to returning to Canadian skies, nearly two years after being grounded due to technical issues that resulted in two deadly crashes involving foreig...
Dec 17, 2020
Caps goalie Lundqvist to miss season with heart condition
WASHINGTON - Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist will sit out the upcoming NHL season because of a heart condition, he said Thursday, about two months after he joined the Washington Capitals following 15 yea...
Dec 17, 2020
RCMP start criminal investigation into trail derailment near Field, B.C.
FIELD, B.C. - The RCMP say a criminal investigation has been launched into a fatal Canadian Pacific train derailment near the boundary between B.C. and Alberta in February 2019. Sgt. Janelle Shoihet s...
Dec 17, 2020
Ontario public health to weigh possibility of NHL restart as lockdown looms
TORONTO - Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work.Lisa MacLeod says that discussions about the league's return-to-play pla...
Dec 17, 2020
Star quarterback Mike Reilly reaches settlement, new contract with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have reached a settlement with marquee quarterback Mike Reilly. The club announced the news in a statement Thursday, saying Reilly has signed a new deal that will keep him i...
Dec 17, 2020
US cybersecurity agency warns of 'grave' threat from hack
WASHINGTON - U.S. authorities are expressing increased alarm about an intrusion into computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried by Russia. The cybersecurity unit of the Depar...
Dec 17, 2020
