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NLL's Toronto Rock returning to Hamilton, where they started back in 1998
HAMILTON - The Toronto Rock are returning to their original home. The National Lacrosse League team announced Tuesday it has reached a five-year agreement to relocate from Scotiabank Arena to Hamilton...
May 11, 2021
B.C. doctors could face penalty for veering from COVID-19 health guidelines: College
VANCOUVER - Doctors in British Columbia are being warned they could face investigation or penalties from their regulatory body if they contradict public health orders or guidance about COVID-19. The w...
May 11, 2021
B.C. doctors could face penalty for veering from COVID-19 health guidelines: College
VANCOUVER - Doctors in British Columbia are being warned they could face investigation or penalties from their regulatory body if they contradict public health orders or guidance about COVID-19. The w...
May 11, 2021
Vaccine confidence in Canada holds steady despite AstraZeneca safety concerns: poll
OTTAWA - A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests ...
May 11, 2021
Federal government unlocks $740 million in airport relief
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a basket of programs to bolster airports with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding first announced back in November. A government official, who spoke...
May 11, 2021
TRU offering free menstrual products starting September
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) announced that all washrooms on its Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses will have free menstrual products by September 2021.TRU said it is the first post-se...
May 11, 2021
Alberta to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot as supply dwindles
OTTAWA - Alberta says it won't give out more first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being.A spokesman for the provincial health department says the decision was made because there ...
May 11, 2021
Belgium relaxes lockdown measures as COVID-19 numbers drop
BRUSSELS (AP) - The Belgian government said Tuesday it will further relax its coronavirus lockdown as of next month and hopes to fully reopen the nation from Sept. 1. After the country's curfew was ab...
May 11, 2021
US job openings soar to highest level on record
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses seeking to find new workers as the economy expands. Yet total job...
May 11, 2021
Uncertainty surrounds committee probe into Vance allegation as clock ticks to summer
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee will hear this morning from the senior officer who was recently tapped to lead the military's efforts to change its culture. Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan's appearance be...
May 11, 2021
