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Liberal tree-planting pledge still sparse on details after two years: critic
OTTAWA - The Conservatives' environment critic says almost two years after promising to plant two billion trees within a decade, the Liberals have provided little in the way of detail on how that will...
Apr 30, 2021
Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens
JERUSALEM - A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials s...
Apr 30, 2021
Drive-thru vaccine clinics scheduled in Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced drive-thru immunization clinics for Prince Albert April 29 to May 2.They will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Thorpe's...
Apr 29, 2021
Lindholm scores twice as Calgary Flames defeat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1
EDMONTON - Elias Lindholm scored twice and Dillon Dube added an insurance goal in the third period as the Calgary Flames defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Thursday night at Rogers Place. The victory...
Apr 29, 2021
Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald wins PFL debut via first-round submission
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald, returning to action after 18 months, made short work of his Professional Fighters League debut with a first-round submission win ...
Apr 29, 2021
Matthews scores again, Leafs down Canucks 4-1
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 36th goal of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Thursday night.The 23-year-old sniper hit the 60-point mark fo...
Apr 29, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 29 , 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 305,605 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,13...
Apr 29, 2021
Dozens injured in stampede at big Israeli religious festival
JERUSALEM - More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a religious gathering popular with ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, Is...
Apr 29, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 29, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021. There are 1,211,083 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,211,083 confirmed cases (83,452 acti...
Apr 29, 2021
NFL draft: No suspense as 3 QBs dominate early picks
No suspense at the top of this NFL draft: Quarterback, quarterback and, yep, quarterback. With fans in attendance, prospects on hand and Commissioner Roger Goodell dispensing greetings to players bein...
Apr 29, 2021