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Health Canada green-lights rapid COVID-19 test
OTTAWA - Health Canada has given the green light to a rapid test for COVID-19. The department posted news of the approval of the Abbott Diagnostics ID Now test this afternoon, a day after the governme...
Sep 30, 2020
COVID-19 cases rising in Indigenous communities
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Indigenous communities have been facing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases during the last few weeks. Miller says 673 COVID-19 cases have been re...
Sep 30, 2020
Mighty Heart's Triple Crown quest giving Canadian horse racing a definite boost
TORONTO - A one-eyed colt is giving thoroughbred racing in Canada a boost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mighty Heart captured the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday to move to within a victory...
Sep 30, 2020
Shell plan to cut up to 9,000 jobs could result in 100s of fewer jobs in Canada
CALGARY - Hundreds of Canadian employees of Royal Dutch Shell could be affected by its plan revealed Wednesday to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022. The company h...
Sep 30, 2020
Alberta top court rejects appeal of man who killed Calgary Stampeders football player
CALGARY - Alberta's top court has upheld the conviction of a man who killed a Calgary Stampeders football player outside a Calgary nightclub in 2016. Three Court of Appeal justices unanimously dismiss...
Sep 30, 2020
Federal government lawyer asks judge to dismiss youths' climate change lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the Canadian government says a lawsuit filed by 15 youth across the country should be dismissed because their claims about the harms of climate change are too broad. Joseph Ch...
Sep 30, 2020
Baby fat proves to be a boon for Toronto FC's Silva, prompting move to goalkeeper
TORONTO - Kevin Silva can thank pre-teen baby fat for a move that helped turn soccer into a profession. "I grew up as a striker actually," he explained. "I was a bit chubby growing up so at the point ...
Sep 30, 2020
Rangers buy out star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's contract
NEW YORK - The "King" of Madison Square Garden has been deposed. The New York Rangers have bought out the contract of star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, parting ways with one of their greatest players ...
Sep 30, 2020
Election Day is October 26. Voting Information
Vote your way.Find Your constituencyThe provincial election is October 26, 2020. You only vote once, and you have options for when and where to vote:1. In person on election day. Your voter informatio...
Sep 30, 2020
Ontario releases new COVID-19 modelling as Quebec braces for new restrictions
MONTREAL - Health officials in Ontario said today that further measures could be coming to fight COVID-19, as neighbouring Quebec prepares to shut down bars, restaurants and most in-home gatherings in...
Sep 30, 2020