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Waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, treatment to end pandemic, committee told
OTTAWA - Experts say Canada needs to turn its COVID-19 aid attention to expanding vaccine production everywhere or the virus will continue to run wild, mutate and bring new waves of disease. Dr. Madhu...
May 9, 2022
Edmonton Oilers need return of potent power play for Game 5 bounce back
EDMONTON - Stacked with two of the NHL's top talents, the Oilers' power play is nothing short of lethal. But stagnant special teams proved costly for Edmonton in Game 4 of its first-round matchup with...
May 9, 2022
Eight Students Invested Into Order of Gabriel Dumont
GDI NAMES RECIPIENTS OF THE 2022 ORDER OF GABRIEL DUMONT BRONZE MEDALSThe Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research (GDI) is proud to announce eight students will receive bronze ...
May 9, 2022
Marine mammal group confirms sighting of wayward minke whale in Montreal area
MONTREAL - The head of a marine mammal research group is confirming that for the second time in two years a whale has been spotted in the Montreal area. Robert Michaud of the Rseau qubcois d'urgences ...
May 9, 2022
Ottawa Senators part ways with vice president of player development Pierre McGuire
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have relieved Pierre McGuire of his duties as the team's senior vice president of player development after less than a year on the job. McGuire was hired by the Senators l...
May 9, 2022
Weather, eased COVID-19 restrictions fuel spike in irregular Canada-U.S. migration
sWASHINGTON - Warmer weather and fading fears about COVID-19 have immigration experts warning of more irregular migration at the Canada-U.S. border. Even during the cold winter months, police have so ...
May 9, 2022
B.C. boy's mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in 'tragic' case: RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are being held in custody on first-degree murder charges following painstaking efforts by police on Vancouver Island to get all ...
May 9, 2022
Dressler, McCullough, Miller going into Riders’ Plaza of Honour
Three Grey Cup champions comprise the Class of 2022 for the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Plaza of Honour.On Monday, the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation and the Plaza of Honour Committee announced West...
May 9, 2022
City of Ottawa recovers stolen $558,000 after fraud scheme involving Salvation Army
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa's treasurer says the municipality has recovered more than half a million dollars it lost in a fraud scheme carried out against the local Salvation Army homeless shelter. An...
May 9, 2022
Provincial parks getting ready for busy spring
Just over a week away from provincial parks opening up across Saskatchewan, local staff are working hard on the finishing touches for patrons.After a surge in campers during the pandemic, seasonal sit...
May 9, 2022