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Construction begins on $10-million renovation at Holy Rosary
Work has begun on Holy Rosary High School's major renovation just in time for the holidays.The $10-million project at Lloydminster's Catholic high school, announced back in September 2020, is a two-st...
Dec 07, 2021
Quebec liquor warehouse workers overwhelmingly reject deal for new contract
MONTREAL - Warehouse workers with Quebec's liquor corporation have rejected a tentative agreement reached between their union negotiators and the Crown corporation. Union leaders had recommended accep...
Dec 07, 2021
Indigenous delegation to Vatican has been postponed: AFN national chief
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says an upcoming Indigenous delegation to the Vatican has been postponed. She made the announcement to a virtual gathering of chief...
Dec 07, 2021
Maple Leafs put forward Marner and defenceman Sandin on injured reserve
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs added forward Mitch Marner and defenceman Rasmus Sandin to the injured reserve list Tuesday and loaned forward Joey Anderson to their AHL affiliate. The Maple Leafs a...
Dec 07, 2021
‘I’m a human being at the heart’: Fajardo gets emotional discussing 2021 season
The strain of the 2021 CFL season on Cody Fajardo became evident Monday.During the Saskatchewan Roughriders' final media availability of the season at Mosaic Stadium, Fajardo was asked what it means t...
Dec 07, 2021
Chinese envoy urges Canada to approve Huawei for 5G, says concerns are U.S. ploy
OTTAWA - Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu is calling on the federal government to ignore "invented" warnings from the U.S. about the threat posed by Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Canada remains...
Dec 07, 2021
Provincial police make arrest in death of 80-year-old Quebec woman east of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a suspect will appear in court today in the killing of an 80-year-old woman last week in a town east of Montreal. Jeannine Perron-Ruel was found outside her hom...
Dec 07, 2021
Retreating glaciers are creating new salmon habitat, B.C. study shows
The retreat of glaciers in the Pacific mountains of British Columbia and Alaska could produce thousands of kilometres of potential new salmon habitat, a study led by researchers at Simon Fraser Univer...
Dec 07, 2021
Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., wins Tip O'Neill Award
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award on Tuesday as Canadian baseball player of the year. The award, presented by the Canadian Baseball Hall of...
Dec 07, 2021
Conservatives push for all-party committee to examine Canada's Afghanistan response
OTTAWA - Conservatives will push for a vote on a new all-party House of Commons committee to look back at Canada's plan for the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the response to the humanitarian ...
Dec 07, 2021