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Military shipbuilding facing fresh delays as a result of COVID-19: procurement chief
OTTAWA - The Defence Department's top procurement official is warning of fresh delays in the delivery of already overdue warships and other new equipment to the Canadian Armed Forces because of COVID-...
Dec 21, 2021

Snowmobilers rescued near La Ronge
Five snowmobilers were rescued on the weekend amid bitterly cold temperatures. According to an RCMP media release, at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 18, La Ronge RCMP received a call that snowmobiler...
Dec 21, 2021

Raptors add Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn to COVID-19 protocols
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn have been added to the NBA's COVID-19 protocols by the Toronto Raptors. There are now five Raptors in league protocols. Gary Trent Jr. was added to Toronto's ...
Dec 21, 2021

Liberals kick-start trade pact challenge to U.S. duties slapped on softwood lumber
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have put the White House on notice that Canada will officially challenge the legality of an American decision to hike duties on softwood lumber heading south of the borde...
Dec 21, 2021

Fire at Diefenbaker place contained to one suite, water damage displaces some residents
Some residents at Diefenbaker Place in Melfort were evacuated after a fire on Saturday night.According to Melfort Fire Chief Shaun Stewart, the cause of the fire is still under investigation."It was c...
Dec 21, 2021

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League pauses season until Jan. 7 as COVID cases surge
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has paused all activities until Jan. 7. The league says the pause is necessary because of surging COVID-19 infection rates in Eastern Canada. Players w...
Dec 21, 2021

Cameron a more seasoned coach in return to Canadian junior hockey team's bench
Ottawa 67's general manager James Boyd was bouncing potential coaching candidates off his longtime friend Dave Cameron when Boyd took a flyer. "All of a sudden I asked the question 'would you ever be ...
Dec 21, 2021

Feds moving to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - It's the end of days for plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers in Canada. The federal government is publishing the draft regulations that will ban the manufacture, import and ...
Dec 21, 2021

SGI announces rate changes to begin in the spring
The majority of SGI customers will see rate changes come into play starting in April.SGI announced Monday the plants to start implementing revenue-neutral rebalancing of Auto Fund rates.It's expected ...
Dec 21, 2021

Jury deliberations resume at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A jury resumed deliberations Tuesday at the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. The jury in Manhattan federal court went back to work in a large room where th...
Dec 21, 2021