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Jarome Iginla leads pandemic class into Hockey Hall of Fame
TORONTO - The Hockey Hall of Fame's pandemic class finally got its moment in the spotlight. And while the delay was longer than anyone wanted or expected, the wait was well worth it for 2020's six ind...
Nov 15, 2021
Biden and Xi meet virtually as U.S.-China chasm widens
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden opened his virtual meeting with China's Xi Jinping on Monday by saying his goal is to ensure competition "does not veer into conflict." The two leaders are meetin...
Nov 15, 2021
B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The Ministry of the Attorney ...
Nov 15, 2021
Amendments made to revenge porn legislation in Sask.
The Saskatchewan government is taking further steps to stop revenge porn.On Monday, the provincial government introduced The Privacy (Intimate images - Additional Remedies) Amendment Act, which is to ...
Nov 15, 2021
Sask. government aims to raise up province’s helium industry
The helium industry appears to be entering a new boom time and the Saskatchewan government wants to help it along.On Monday, the province unveiled its Helium Action Plan. The plan includes a handful o...
Nov 15, 2021
Alberta premier faces renewed call from 22 party boards for early leadership review
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is facing a renewed push from within the ranks of his United Conservative Party to move up a vote on his leadership. Representatives of 22 UCP constituencies ha...
Nov 15, 2021
6 teens injured in drive-by shooting near Denver area school
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Six teenagers were shot in a drive-by shooting in a park near a high school in suburban Denver Monday, but all were expected to survive, police said. The victims, who range in age...
Nov 15, 2021
Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation launch campaign
With the Christmas holidays right around the corner, the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation's eighth annual Making Spirits Bright Campaign began today.According to a media release, the campai...
Nov 15, 2021
Canada's Kira Gupta-Baltazar fast-tracking in women's triathlon
Winning a U.S. women's collegiate title with bags under eyes and a depleted fuel tank has Canada's Kira Gupta-Baltazar feeling bold about her triathlon future. The 19-year-old from Kleinburg, Ont., cl...
Nov 15, 2021
Woman who won freedom from prison in 2011 dies of COVID-19
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A woman who won freedom from prison a decade ago after being convicted with her sister in a 1993 armed robbery in Mississippi, then went on to become an advocate for justice, has...
Nov 15, 2021