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Flames joined on sidelines by Avs, Panthers as COVID-19 wreaks havoc across NHL
The Calgary Flames were already sidelined by COVID-19. Now the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers have joined them. The NHL announced Friday the three clubs have been shut down until after the le...
Dec 17, 2021
Northwest Territories loosens COVID-19 isolation requirements, increases testing
YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories parents with partially vaccinated children no longer need to self-isolate for COVID-19 when they return from travel. N.W.T. chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kan...
Dec 17, 2021
OHL bracing for more COVID-19 uncertainty with capacity reduction
David Branch wasn't surprised. The commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League had been hopeful rising COVID-19 case counts across the province wouldn't force the government's hand. He could also read t...
Dec 17, 2021
Defense rests at officer's trial over Daunte Wright's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The defense has rested in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Kim Potter, 49, is charged with manslaughter in Wrig...
Dec 17, 2021
Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for any...
Dec 17, 2021
Notorious Gabriola Island fisheries violator jailed following late night boat chase
NANAIMO - A banned angler with a lengthy and damning history of flouting fishery laws received a six-month jail sentence after he was caught red-handed in Vancouver Harbour.Scott Stanley Matthew Steer...
Dec 17, 2021
Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...
Dec 17, 2021
Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...
Dec 17, 2021
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...
Dec 17, 2021
Canadians urged to get COVID-19 booster jabs as Omicron concerns grow
The push for Canadians to get their vaccine booster shots is ramping up as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads across the country, triggering more pandemic restrictions in some provinces. Starting Mo...
Dec 17, 2021
