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Court denies injunction to unvaccinated Quebec caregivers seeking access to residents
MONTREAL - A Quebec court has rebuffed unvaccinated caregivers who were hoping to obtain an injunction allowing them to enter nursing homes without showing proof of vaccination. In a ruling today, Sup...
Feb 08, 2022
Liberal MP breaks ranks party on COVID-19, says government 'demonizes' Canadians
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal MP Jol Lightbound says it's time his government stops dividing Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic. Lightbound broke publicly with his political party today, telling reporters...
Feb 08, 2022
Sask. to lift COVID measures by end of February; proof of vax ending Monday
Saskatchewan is set to remove its COVID-related public health measures in the coming days, with proof of vaccination or a negative test going first.Other public health measures - including masking in ...
Feb 08, 2022
‘This place was like home for me’: Derrick Moncrief returns to Riders, Sask. adds Sankey to LB group
Derrick Moncrief said coming back to the Saskatchewan Roughriders feels like coming home."I come from a small hometown - Prattville, Alabama - and it just reminds me of that. Just football and nothing...
Feb 08, 2022
Alberta premier set to announce timeline to reduce COVID-19 health restrictions
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will announce later today a plan to reduce COVID-19 health restrictions. Kenney says it will be a prudent timeline to lift the rules provided pressure o...
Feb 08, 2022
Liberal MP Joël Lightbound calls out Trudeau government for 'divisive' COVID policies
A Liberal member of Parliament is calling out his own government for what he says is its divisive management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jol Lightbound told reporters in Ottawa today that federal COVID-...
Feb 08, 2022
Probes of Montreal-area high school ordered after coaches arrested on sex charges
MONTREAL - Two investigations have been ordered into the allegedly toxic climate at a Montreal high school where three coaches were arrested on sex charges last week. In a statement, the Marguerite-Bo...
Feb 08, 2022
Riders retain most of offence, big defensive names on the move as CFL free agency nears
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will continue to put together the pieces as they try to win a Grey Cup at home in 2022.CFL free agency gets underway Tuesday at 11 a.m.The Riders come into the day with 26...
Feb 08, 2022
Snoop Dogg calls Super Bowl halftime show 'dream come true'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Snoop Dogg says he won't let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact. "For me, ...
Feb 08, 2022
Israeli forces kill 3 suspected militants in West Bank city
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel says security forces killed three Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday who had been responsible for recent shooting attacks. The Shin Bet i...
Feb 08, 2022