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Attitude on carbon tax rebate defined by politics, not facts, survey suggests
Rebates on carbon taxes haven't helped Canadians warm to them, a new survey suggests. Results published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change say that not only did rebates fail to make much d...
Jan 25, 2022
Vast majority of new COVID-19 cases reported today among vaccinated and boosted residents
The province is reporting 1,049 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today.Of the new cases reported today, 170 were unvaccinated or fewer than 21 days after their first dose, 43 had receiv...
Jan 25, 2022
AP source: coach Sean Payton resigns from New Orleans Saints
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 15-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFL's bounty in...
Jan 25, 2022
Canucks get Miller, Martin back from COVID, add Pearson to protocol
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks got two players back from the NHL's COVID-19 protocol ahead of a crucial matchup with the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. J.T. Miller missed two games and goalie Spencer ...
Jan 25, 2022
Former B.C. legislature clerk's cufflinks, whisky subject of indictment: Crown
VANCOUVER - A special prosecutor says the former clerk of the British Columbia legislature claimed expenses ranging from malt whisky to cufflinks on the public purse. Brock Martland alleged in B.C. Su...
Jan 25, 2022
CPNewsAlert: Quebec to reopen restaurant dining rooms next week
MONTREAL - Restaurant dining rooms in Quebec will be able to reopen beginning next week as part of a gradual easing of COVID-19 measures that have been in place since December. Quebec Premier Franois ...
Jan 25, 2022
Dry February for Canadian Cancer Society
What is Dry Feb?Dry Feb is a fundraiser that challenges you to go alcohol-free in February and raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. It helps you get healthy while also raising funds to make a ...
Jan 25, 2022
2nd NYPD officer dies, days after Harlem shooting
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City police officer gravely wounded in a Harlem shooting that took his partner's life last week has also died of his injuries, police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said Tuesd...
Jan 25, 2022
Second North Battleford Scouts celebrate season with Winter Carnival
The second North Battleford Scouts are making the most of the outdoors this winter, as they recently held a special Winter Carnival to take part in a number of seasonal activities.Featuring events fro...
Jan 25, 2022
Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut - One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 ...
Jan 25, 2022