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Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour-based screening
OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services says Health Canada has approved its request to end the policy that restricts men who have sex with men from donating blood for three months. Canadian Blood Services as...
Apr 28, 2022
Defence Minister Anita Anand in D.C. to talk Ukraine, Norad with U.S. counterpart
WASHINGTON - Defence Minister Anita Anand is headed to the Pentagon to meet with her American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, as the war in Ukraine injects new urgency into cross-border military priorities...
Apr 28, 2022
Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces members denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
OTTAWA - The Canadian military says nearly 1,000 members have been denied exemptions from the military's COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen says more ...
Apr 28, 2022
Local golf courses ready for opening weekend
The grass is trimmed and the sun should be shining this weekend as golf courses around the area tee off for the first time this spring. North Battleford Golf and Country Club North Battleford Golf and...
Apr 28, 2022
Israel PM's family receives death threat and bullet in mail
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police said Thursday the family of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has received a death threat and bullet in the mail for the second time this week. Israeli media say the targe...
Apr 28, 2022
Ottawa prepares for new convoy, Ontario budget out today : In The News for April 28
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 28 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 28, 2022
"It's amazing" - Boucher would love to see Raptors extend playoffs for starved fans
TORONTO - Three years after the Raptors last played post-season basketball at home, nobody on this side of the border wants to see Toronto's run end yet. The Raptors face elimination for the third con...
Apr 28, 2022
European leaders blast cutoff of Russian gas as 'blackmail'
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) - European leaders blasted Russia's decision to cut natural gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria as "blackmail," saying the cutoff and the Kremlin's warning that it might cease ...
Apr 27, 2022
Raiders respond in a huge way, extend series against ICE to Game 5
"We're not going out without a fight."That was Prince Albert Raiders head coach Marc Habscheid after his team lost 10-1 to the Winnipeg ICE on home ice Tuesday, was down 3-0 in the best-of-seven serie...
Apr 27, 2022
Boston Red Sox top Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 to end four-game losing skid
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays were forced to search for small victories Wednesday after dropping a 7-1 decision to the Boston Red Sox. Starter Ross Stripling threw a season-high five innings, the te...
Apr 27, 2022