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Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo endures tough season on and off the pitch
TORONTO - It's been a difficult year on and off the field for Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo. Frustrated by injury since the pre-season, the reigning MLS MVP has appeared in just 14 of the club's 29 l...
Oct 18, 2021
NewsAlert: Pfizer officially requests Health Canada approval for kids' COVID-19 shot
OTTAWA - Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old. As soon as the regulator gives the green light, providers will be able to start of...
Oct 18, 2021
Raptors ready for a season-opener unlike any other after a year spent south of border
TORONTO - Nick Nurse says he can always feel a buzz in the air a couple of days out from a Raptors home game in Toronto - an agreeable hum the coach hasn't felt in nearly two years. The Raptors host t...
Oct 18, 2021
LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to undergo psychiatric exam
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant's widow and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress after first responders took...
Oct 18, 2021
Two Quebec companies unveiled first all-electric ambulance to be deployed globally
MONTREAL - Quebec will be seeing its first all-electric ambulances hit the road next year, which will position the province as a leader in electric transportation, provincial Economy Minister Pierre F...
Oct 18, 2021
Four new COVID-related deaths reported, 279 new cases
The province is reporting 279 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday.Of these cases, 216 have been identified in unvaccinated individuals and 64 are in children ages 0-11.Along with the new cases the ...
Oct 18, 2021
Preliminary hearing coming up for one of suspects in Gatzke homicide case
The case for one of the suspects related to the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 is set for a preliminary inquiry next month. Jacob Joseph Ballantyne, 25, of Edam, is charged with secon...
Oct 18, 2021
Marilou McPhedran resigns from senators' group before hearing on her expulsion
OTTAWA - A senator resigned Monday from the upper chamber's biggest parliamentary group, before a hearing took place to consider kicking her out. Sen. Marilou McPhedran resigned from the Independent S...
Oct 18, 2021
New passing lanes west of Prince Albert officially opened
A highway improvement west of Prince Albert, designed to save lives and accomodate increasing demands from local industry, has officially been completed.A ribbon cutting ceremony Monday marked the end...
Oct 18, 2021
Canadian women happy to be back together for home games against New Zealand
Some 2 1/2 months after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Desiree Scott says she is still pinching herself. "You see a sign that (says) Olympic gold medallist and every time you read that, it solidi...
Oct 18, 2021